The parole of David Allen Funston, a convicted child molester, has sparked intense public reaction and renewed scrutiny of ...

Less than 2% of elderly parolees reoffend. Those with sex offenses must register and often get treatment and wear a monitor.

Most people don’t end up in prison because they’re dangerous. They end up there because they’re unhealed, unsupported, and trying to survive.

California’s elderly parole hearing process has been thrust into the spotlight after convicted child molester David Allen Funston was granted parole, who has since been arrested on new charges in ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. — The state of South Dakota must do a better job of ...

Several states this year have reported lower rates of recidivism, showing that fewer convicted criminals are being re-arrested after leaving prison. But those statistics hardly tell the full story.

When Karina Lariz was released from a California prison in September 2021, she had only the clothes she was arrested in — stretched out and weathered by time. She had lost her home, her car and her ...

The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a demographic shift toward an older ...

Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner says the recidivism rate among individuals who’ve been released from prison has dropped for a third straight year — meaning there’s a decline in ...

Arkansas has one of the highest prison recidivism rates in the country, with nearly 50% of inmates back behind bars within three years of their release. Sen. Ben Gilmore of Crossett and reentry ...

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Kentucky’s recidivism rate has reportedly declined for the second consecutive year. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear on ...