On Aug. 16, 2016, Stacy Lorraine Naber, a transgender woman, was found dead in her cell in a mens prison facility at Dade Correctional...

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this term in a case that could substantively change how low-risk prisoners apply for resentencing...

On Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month. In this proclamation, he specified...

The criminalization of mental illness has become increasingly common in the United States. A disproportionate number of mentally-ill...

Prisoners who committed offenses in their youths are finally getting a second chance. D.C. recently passed the Second Look Amendment Act,...

Florida Statute § 790.23 prohibits the issuance of a concealed weapons license, as well as the purchase and possession of a gun by a person

Toledo, Ohio, home of the Rockets and known as the Glass City, hugs both sides of the Maumee River. Toledo is a relatively large city...

Americans have typically feared the reality of mental illness, which has resulted in a traumatic history of systematic oppression to some...

In 2001, there were approximately 2,100,146 persons incarcerat​​ed throughout the United States, with 1,324,464 individuals in federal or...