In the 1990s, as New York City’s crime rate climbed, the NYPD turned to statistics—creating CompStat—to predict patterns and better fight crime. In 2015, as violence has surged in New York City’s ...
The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an Arkansas prison inmate who had contended that prison officials refused to restore his inmate classification and he was denied entrance into a ...
Orleans Parish jail staff are now asking arrestees booked into the facility questions to determine whether they are vulnerable to sexual assault, Sheriff's Office leaders said Thursday. The change to ...
Orange County jails are becoming increasingly dangerous as they fill with inmates who are more violent, more seasoned and staying longer. The changes are the result of a state law designed to reduce ...
Federal inmates who have been denied relocation to a lower security facility have the right to challenge the denial via a habeas corpus application, a legal remedy available to individuals who believe ...
The first inmate in an Iowa penitentiary has tested positive for COVID-19. The Iowa Department of Corrections announced Saturday that an inmate at the Iowa Medical Classification Center tested ...