The Biden administration's criminal justice reform efforts have been criticized for relying on short-term measures and political signaling rather than durable policy changes, leaving the system ...

In a bid to better hold perpetrators to account and protect victims, NSW has ruled that good character references will no longer be used to influence sentencing decisions.

The head of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities urged federal MPs to hurry up and pass Bill C-14 to reform bail and ...

NSW could be the first state to abolish "good character" references in court proceedings when laws are introduced next week.

Convicted criminals won’t be able to use references from family and friends to get more lenient sentences in NSW, but more widespread change could be hard.

People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of "good character" in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.

Federal sentencing for fraud and theft offenses has long been dominated by a single metric: monetary loss. Section 2B1.1 of ...

Arizona Republican Rep. Khyl Powell's bill to allow some non-violent sex offenders to petition off the state registry faces ...

The head of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities urged federal MPs to hurry up and pass Bill C-14 to reform bail and sentencing in order to keep violent repeat offenders off the ...

A reform bill that would set up an oversight committee to review each prison death comes after a joint news investigation by several local outlets.

A proposal championed by Utah's House speaker would significantly revamp the state's Sentencing Commission, removing defense attorneys and replacing them with prosecutors and police.

Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights ...