Ill-advised sentencing reforms and a political drive to appear "tough on crime" have pushed Britain's justice system to the ...

Maryland lawmakers debate reforming the state's practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court. A key ...

Congress has undertaken some sentencing reform in recent years in an effort to close the gap between punishments for officers and enlisted personnel. But advocates say lawmakers need to do more to ...

A bill advanced in Olympia that may lead to a floor vote on one of the most significant law and justice bills of this session ...

A study with members of the Victorian public who had served on juries found strong support for sentencing discretion. This is ...

I briefly and greenly worked for two right-wing members of the second Hawke administration - “pissant” was the faction’s put ...

Over 500 people gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to support legislation aimed at overhauling New York’s sentencing laws.

The disgraced former attorney general is advising the father of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison ...

Successive governments trying to look "tough on crime" have driven a rising prison population that's overwhelmed the system, ...

Public hearings were held for four appointees to the state's Sentencing and Guidelines Commission, each bringing unique ...