Adam Roberts reflects on the highs and occasional lows of training Labrador retrievers for the Puppies Behind Bars program.

STOUGHTON, Mass. — The last known person to see Sandra Birchmore alive was a police officer. He stopped by her apartment days before the elementary school teacher’s aide, 23 years old and newly ...

New York’s highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction last week, to cries of anguish from women ...

Hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the country have Explorer posts: youth mentorship programs run by local police ...

Our feature on mitigation specialists who help save people from the death penalty was recognized for making “significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues.” ...

Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.

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Mississippi has one of the worst public defense systems in the nation. Local counties and courts manage a sprawling patchwork ...

Frank E. Tyson, 53, died face down and handcuffed while being arrested April 18. Tyson, according to 911 callers, walked into ...

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Student protesters are camping out and taking over buildings, demanding that their universities divest from companies connected to Israel’s war in Gaza. Police have already arrested hundreds, and ...

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