A work-release inmate who walked away from a Louisiana job assignment in September was arrested at a Jackson homeless camp.

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It’s Monday, Jan. 12, and Florida’s annual 60-day legislative session is about to kick off in Tallahassee, with much to do to help struggling Floridians. With the session set to begin Tuesday, the ...

Half the people released from prison in South Dakota return within three years, according to the state Department of Corrections’ newly released 2025 annual report — the highest recidivism rate in at ...

FDLE launched a statewide animal abuser database Jan. 1, 2026. Dexter's Law makes it more likely someone convicted of animal ...

The press release promoting the study asserts that “universal SEL programs are a sound investment in education systems ...

ORDWAY, Colo. — Pat Bryant knows what the alternative looks like. When the Broncos' rookie wide receiver was growing up, he had friends and family members who were incarcerated in the Florida state ...

The officers are often masked, armed and do not identify themselves. At a Chili’s in the Key West airport, they arrested 11 ...

Former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to ...

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...

Colorado’s attorney general is accusing the Trump administration of waging a “revenge campaign” against the state. Democratic ...

Capital Region Republicans struggled again, but bipartisan work contributed to Hochul signing nearly 100 locally sponsored ...