On Monday June 17, Maryland’s governor issued pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.
Georgetown University has introduced a new program that will allow some Maryland prison inmates to earn bachelor's degrees.
After being sworn into office, Los Angeles County's new Attorney General George Gascón announced his plan to eliminate cash bail.
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize the personal possession of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and meth.
New Jersey voters have approved a constitutional ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over.
Four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore has jumped the broom with Jonathan Irons, the man whose wrongful conviction she helped overturn.
A Baltimore city prosecutor is seeking to throw out 790 convictions because they involve dozens of city officers who she states are corrupt.
President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to see the inside of a federal prison on Thursday in Oklahoma
