California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking changes to the process that determines whether prisoners serving lengthy sentences or life without parole might be eligible for mercy. (Juliana Yamada / ...

A new family reunification parole process will soon allow certain immigrants from Ecuador with relatives in the U.S. to be considered for humanitarian entry, the Department of Homeland Security ...

Despite having the nation’s fourth-highest imprisonment rate, the state of Oklahoma only employs a part-time parole board to review the jackets of offenders eligible for parole. Each member earns ...

What seems like a lifetime prison sentence in a horrific murder case does not always turn out that way. One example is Harry De La Roche, who spent 45 years in prison for the murder of his family in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday plans to propose a new parole board process that could clear a path for more prisoners to have their sentences shortened. The new regulations would in effect codify a ...

Florida immigration advocacy groups voiced strong support Tuesday for a new parole process for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans, while criticizing Florida and other states challenging the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of stories detailing the six state questions on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. State Question 762 modifies the power and authority of the governor and ...

Law students were granted access into a prison to help inmates better understand the parole system. A team from Hertfordshire Law School conducted three workshops with 20 male prisoners at HMP The ...