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 ...

The Kentucky Division of Probation and Parole is responsible for supervising felony offenders while they serve some or all of their sentences in the community. Violations can get offenders returned to ...

Washington County is poised to approve a new policy allowing parole and probation officers to carry a gun on the job, if they want to. In an unusual twist, the policy change does not need to pass ...

The requirements of parole and probation often create financial hardships, which can lead to a cycle of reincarceration. Eduard Lysenko/Getty Images Plus That means one out of every 60 Americans is ...