Rep. Melanie Stinnett, a Springfield Republican, sponsored the bipartisan bill that could give voting rights back to more ...

No taxation without representation” wasn’t just a catch phrase for the Founding Fathers. It was the idea that a government wasn’t legitimate if it ...

A bill with bipartisan support to restore voting rights to people on probation and parole passes in the Missouri House.

Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack ...

Kentucky probation and parole officers practice their shooting in 2022. The officers are sworn law enforcement agents who carry badges and guns and have arrest authority over offenders on their ...

Multnomah County probation and parole officers are jailing fewer people for minor parole violations than they did in 2019, but those who do land behind bars are staying much longer, according to a new ...

The killings of Iryna Zarutska and Zoe Welsh have raised questions about North Carolina's criminal justice system. The men charged in their deaths have lengthy criminal histories and mental illnesses.

State law doesn't explicitly allow for county-level probation officers to wear body cameras. County and state officials are pushing to change that.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed July 20-26 as Virginia Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) celebrates its probation and parole ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif)– Chief Probation Officer Holly Benton announced today that Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week will be celebrated July 20–26, 2025, honoring the dedication of ...