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Many people are trapped in lifelong prison sentences after initially being promised a chance at release after 10 years and 6 months.

Research suggests access to public health insurance can help curb recidivism. Reentry organizations in Missouri are working to enroll people in Medicaid after they leave prison to keep them from coming back.

Vincent Simmons, a Louisiana man who fought for 44 years to overturn his conviction on attempted aggravated rape charges, has had the judgment vacated and the charges have been dismissed,

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Thursday his grant of "medical clemency" to Charles Calhoun, 83, and Jerome Maclin, 70, in accordance with the recommendation of the Indiana Parole Board.

A judge is allowing California to proceed with plans to allow earlier potential prison release dates for repeat offenders with serious and violent criminal histories under the state’s “three strikes” law.

A judge put a temporary restraining order on a plan to increase second-strike inmates daily good conduct credits from half to two-thirds off their sentences.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says this decision was made in "spirit of the CARES Act."

Thousands of federal inmates who were released from prison to complete their sentence from home as a preventative measure to combat the spread of Covid-19, will be allowed to remain

Kentucky State Police are searching for a work release inmate who was rescued from a candle factory that collapsed during deadly tornadoes Friday night, officials said.

Earlier in the year, the woman accused him of putting her in a headlock and punching her in the face. A report filed against him was ultimately suspended.