First amendment groups call 50-to-100-year prison terms chilling as legal experts say sentences unusually long ...

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In a matter of weeks, Melissa Jo Sullivan will walk into a Fort Worth halfway house. Once there, she will present her left ankle - and an employee will remove the bulky electronic monitor. Once it's ...

Prisoners with long-term sentences need more opportunities to have their sentences reviewed. Lawmakers and state agencies need to identify and address racial disparities in sentencing. And the amount ...

Lawmakers across the country have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long prison sentence and decide whether they can be safely released ...