Californians in November will vote on Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would toughen criminal sentences for certain ...

Is corporal punishment of kids allowed in Illinois public schools (i.e. taxpayer-supported)? In private schools? At home by parents or guardians?

Californians will decide the fate of Proposition 36, a measure that seeks to increase punishments for some theft and drug ...

Sweeping sentencing reforms in 2021 didn’t impact Colorado’s municipal courts. As a result, the potential jail sentences for ...

Proposition 36 won't end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase ...

Arrests by police of suspected criminals have halved in a decade despite the number of officers hitting a record high, ...

SEOUL: Some 40 percent of South Korean workers who reported workplace bullying said they faced retaliation from their ...

Parents in North Tonawanda are seeking justice after they said their children were abused at Sweet Angels Daycare on Erie ...

The inhumane treatment of inmates who have been sentenced to death has come under increased scrutiny in Japan, with legal ...

A devious Devon paedophile was jailed after preying on young boys while they were innocently playing outside, offering them ...

While the Nevada Constitution states that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever be tolerated, it makes an ...

Telangana struggles to combat land grabbing as the absence of a stringent law and special courts leaves offenders unpunished.