The way Kennesaw State University professor Oluwayomi Paseda sees it, if a social worker does their job correctly, the social worker becomes obsolete to those who needed help and received what they ...

A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely ...

As the sheriff pushes to rebuild the Vista jail, the office’s Las Colinas women’s jail has become its primary proof of concept.

The governing board leader of Hamilton Schools recently graduated with a Miami University degree she sought in the wake of the unsolved homicide of her brother.

State Rep. Austin McCollum and Justice of the Peace Carrie Smith are contending to be the next Benton County judge in the ...

The program will function somewhat like probation, with employment and treatment requirements tailored to each individual, though this process can begin before charges are ever filed.

Seventy-three percent of inmates in the jail are currently taking psychotropic medication, according to county data, while 77 ...

Milwaukee Police partners with UWM to streamline the recruitment process for graduates, allowing them to bypass the written ...

Douglas County commissioners reviewed a proposed elementary and middle school truancy initiative set to launch as early as the 2026-2027 school year. On Wednesday, county commissioners heard from the ...

At Science Hill High School, students in the criminal justice program are gaining hands-on experience that extends beyond ...

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that more than $1 million was awarded to help the state judiciary and state agencies improve the function of the criminal justice system.