Tough-on-crime proposals and politicians won in California, Arizona, Georgia, and elsewhere across the country.

Criminal justice policy advocates caution against viewing the election results as a referendum against reform.

After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from ...

County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.

While many states focused on issues like abortion and immigration throughout this election cycle, voters in California and ...

Arizonans have passed a law that would allow both commercial and residential property owners to be eligible for a tax refund ...

This electoral trend toward orderly urbanism was most stark in ultraliberal San Francisco. Fifty-eight percent of voters ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper discusses the passing of Prop 36 and what it would mean for law enforcement in ...

The day after the election, Deputy District Attorney Patrick Hogan said that, hypothetically, a person arrested at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 6 could be subject to the stiffer penalties of Prop. 36. But not ...

Donald Trump’s win challenges the state’s progressive policies on climate, immigration, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Meanwhile, ...

OPINION- Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But now the balance is back to getting tougher, as polls this fall ...