Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Beaufort-based probation officer was jailed on accusations of assault and an “inappropriate relationship” with a parolee under ...

The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local ...

State law doesn't explicitly allow for county-level probation officers to wear body cameras. County and state officials are pushing to change that.

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A push to permit body-worn cameras on county probation officers is underway as a PA Representative looks to make it official through legislation. According to State ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed July 20-26 as Virginia Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) celebrates its probation and parole ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hamilton County says it has to keep tabs on about 3,000 people on adult probation on any given day and now the probation department is reorganizing its system to keep track of them ...

Multnomah County probation and parole officers are jailing fewer people for minor parole violations than they did in 2019, but those who do land behind bars are staying much longer, according to a new ...

The killings of Iryna Zarutska and Zoe Welsh have raised questions about North Carolina's criminal justice system. The men charged in their deaths have lengthy criminal histories and mental illnesses.