As Texas lawmakers push to restore voting rights for those on probation or parole, a formerly incarcerated woman speaks out on the importance of having a voice in elections.

Michael Panella, now 54, is set to be released from prison in California due to parole amendments passed by state lawmakers in 2020 ...

The notorious killer - who managed to dupe two juries into acquitting him over the murder of Julie Hogg - is awaiting a decision from the Justice Secretary.

The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million ...

One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers now accepts he was at the scene of the teenager’s murder, the Parole Board has suggested. The 18-year-old was murdered by a gang of racist s while waiting for ...

ALSO BREAKING THIS AFTERNOON. LAWYERS FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING 13 YEAR OLD MADELYN SOTO ARE TRYING TO BLOCK THE PUBLIC FROM ATTENDING HIS COURT HEARINGS. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ACCUSED STEPHAN ...

Cooper believes five years is still too often. "It is nonetheless, significantly less frequent than the possibility of families having to wait every year or two years to deal with a parole hearing," ...

On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB157, allowing incarcerated individuals to attend their parole hearings virtually. Under existing law, incarcerated individuals cannot attend ...

It has meant that each time he is re-imprisoned, Carly’s mum and dad Shelagh and Trevor have to prepare for more parole hearings as he and his legal team argue why he should be at liberty again.

He is set to face his first parole hearing on a date yet to be fixed, and on Thursday the Parole Board granted an application for the hearing to be held in public. In the ruling, vice chairman of ...