Former New York Governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks at West Side Institutional Synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Stephen Yang The Issue: David McClary facing a Parole ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Life without parole in our prisons is a reflection of the inhumanity that is ...

In Tuesday’s Post-Standard were two letters concerning parole reform for convicted murderers that caught my attention (”Retired judge: NY parole ‘reforms’ would set free dangerous criminals,” Feb. 23, ...

It’s no surprise that we continue to see the same tired arguments, cherry-picked stories and fear-mongering tactics used every time a criminal legal reform emerges. We cannot give in to fear above ...

Illinois doesn’t allow inmates sentenced after 1978 to apply for parole. This, combined with “tough on crime” sentencing, has grown the state’s prison population. Thousands of people will spend the ...

Susan Smith, in prison for the cold-blooded 1994 murders of her two young sons, is hoping to be granted parole later this month — but the parole board has been deluged with dozens of letters of ...

You might pass her in the produce aisle at a supermarket in Silver Lake. Or bump into her at a crosswalk in West Hollywood. Or even run into her at a 12-step meeting in downtown LA. But chances are, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Civil-rights advocates say the Ohio Parole Board unfairly allows confidential letters written by victims’ family members to play a role in the panel’s decisions on whether to grant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has come out against the possible parole of a man who was convicted of shooting and killing a ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has come out against the possible parole of a man who was convicted of shooting and killing a state trooper in 1983. Healey on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to the ...