Albany, NY (News10) — Today marks one year since Robert Brooks was fatally beaten by prison officers at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica. A ceremony in Albany commemorated Brooks, where his ...

After calls for prison reform after the deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an omnibus bill to enact transformational changes within state prisons and local jails.

Legislative proposals about prison health care follow investigative reports from Mississippi Today and other news outlets on ...

The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being ...

Senators Durbin and Lee introduce bipartisan bills to reform federal drug sentencing and pretrial detention, addressing prison overcrowding and justice fairness.

Amid debates about immigration, LGBTQ rights and education vouchers, criminal justice reform is not always the most ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul took action on more than 850 bills this year. She’s big on the bills — and not just her beloved Buffalo Bills. Gov. Kathy Hochul embarked on a flurry of end-of-year bill signings and ...

Some Mississippi lawmakers said it’s unlikely they’ll call another committee meeting. The move will likely kill school choice ...