How Colorado’s municipal courts became the state’s most punitive forum for minor crimes
Sweeping sentencing reforms in 2021 didn’t impact Colorado’s municipal courts. As a result, the potential jail sentences for ...
Jail fight raises questions about zoning power in Oklahoma: Can counties overrule cities?
Call it a swing for the bleachers or a sharp legal line drive, but the troubled jail has Oklahoma County testing OKC's zoning ...
Spokane County sheriff worries approval of city measure could prevent future public safety efforts
Spokane County is seeking to renew a nearly 30-year-old 0.1% sales tax that helps fund the juvenile detention center, while ...
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in ...