A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's lightly populated southern coast after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

Last month, the Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report on prisons found violence remained “excessively high”, which was driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health ... reducing prison ...

EUROPE’S PRISON POPULATION is increasing, with many countries around the continent, including Ireland, experience dangerous levels of overcrowding. According to analysis of the latest data from ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal corruption trial in Chicago. Madigan, the longest serving legislative leade… ...

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, until now.

Criminal justice reform advocates who have prioritized parole and sentencing reform expressed disappointment about their exclusion from the omnibus bill. Jose Saldana, executive director of the ...

A physician in Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent and unnecessary services. Mona Ghosh, MD, owned and operated a medical clinic ...

The death of Robert Brooks led to a new package of bills that tackles prison reform. The announcement came days after Marcy corrections officers, charged in the killing of Brooks, argued their case… ...

At a recent symposium at San Quentin prison, a group of district attorneys from across California met with inmates to talk about the state's model of prison reform.

M.J. Kellner’s royal blue and golden yellow semitrucks are a common sight throughout central Illinois. Every week, the wholesale food company delivers thousands of pounds of grocery items to ...