Adult Re-Entry Court Hopes to Keep People out of Jail

Pacific Daily News By Jerick Sablan The first participants in the Adult Reentry Court program are doing well on their path to stay out of jail. The nine participants appeared before Superior Court of Guam Presiding Judge Alberto Lamorena III for a hearing Friday. The...

Trump Launches Council for Prison Reform and Crime Prevention

Axios By Stef W. Kight President Trump on Wednesday launched, by executive order, the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry. The president enacted the council with the aim of reducing crime while looking for ways to “provide those...

Panel: Laws Drive Higher Prison Population at Higher Cost

Columbia Daily Tribune By Rudi Keller In Missouri, a person becomes an adult eligible to drink at age 21, vote at 18 and commit a crime at 17. That law, combined with very low thresholds for felony charges for drug crimes, can mean a lifetime of lower wages, fewer...

Recovery Reinvented Takes First Steps

The Bismark Tribune By Jack Dura North Dakota’s rank of No. 1 on lists for binge drinking shouldn’t be a source of pride, according to the state’s first lady on Tuesday. “The culture of drinking is worn like a badge of honor in our state rather...