Parole candidates may be evaluated more favorably when they discuss their crimes using cultural frames more common among ...

Parole was abolished in Maine in 1976 in an effort to elevate public perception of the criminal justice system. A nationwide push was made for harsher sentencing in what became known as Truth In ...

The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in recent years, and advocates are asking the board for explanations. Last year, ...

Prisoners at Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau attend a formline design class in 2015. (Scott Burton/KTOO) The number of incarcerated Alaskans released on discretionary parole last year ...

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee took a critical step toward achieving long overdue state prison reform this month by voting in favor of the Earned Reentry bill. Illinois is one of 16 ...

In the early 1990s, I was a police officer for the University of Chicago. Unfortunately, I was arrested and wrongfully convicted of sexual assault, which derailed my career. I spent more than eight ...

Originally published by Alaska Public Media and republished here with permission. The number of incarcerated Alaskans released on discretionary parole last year dropped to its lowest rate in at least ...