OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Since the days of frontier justice, lawmakers in conservative Oklahoma have viewed harsh prison sentences as the politically expedient solution to crime, including nonviolent ...

The U.S. prison system faces criticism for its failure to effectively rehabilitate incarcerated individuals, contributing to high recidivism rates. While some programs exist, they are often inadequate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, presents an alternative proposal to the state's prison plan during a press conference in Little ...

Fishman, Ph.D., is co-founder of the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego and was a member of the County of San Diego Alternatives to Incarceration advisory board. He lives in El Cajon. The final ...

It has been well documented by now that there are more people in prison in the United States than in any other country in the world. But that oft-cited statistic — that the United States is home to ...

CHEYENNE -- Concerned about a growing prison population, key legislators will look this summer at alternatives that would reserve long-term prison beds for high-risk offenders. The Joint Interim ...

An opioid crisis is sweeping across the country, creating both a health crisis and a crime problem.