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Prodded by criminal justice activists, Democrats have largely embraced the politically safer cause of winning back access to the ballot box for felons who have served their time

City council members will vote on a plan to close the complex, replace it with four smaller jails

DOC officials blame paperwork mixups, ‘human error’

By producing quarterly reports, corrections officers track errors with inmate housing categories

The task force will reexamine the need for body cameras, health and wellness interventions for officers and staff

The assault and murder of corrections administrator Debra Johnson has led to questions in court hearings about security at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary

While the inmates in our care have been legitimately deprived of liberty, they still have certain constitutional rights

All the released inmates had convictions for low-level drug and property crimes, were released under a bill applying retroactive misdemeanor sentences

One bill could restore voting rights to about 7,800 Nebraska felons as soon as they finish their sentences

Virginia has kept its felony bar at $200 since 1980, when that money had the same buying power as nearly $600 does today