County parole and probation services and the restorative justice program could be merged into one department, if approved by ...

The biggest unresolved question after a months-long study of the Missouri parole system is arguably the most important -- what portion of a sentence must be served before an incarcerated person is ...

Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack ...

Smith became eligible for parole on Nov. 4, 2024, after serving one-third of her life sentence. A jury sentenced Smith to ...

Lane County may have to defund its programs for parole and probation, jail and post-prison re-entry because of low state funding, county officials said in a Sept. 9 discussion. The cuts would lay off ...

An inmate lays on a bed in a jail cell. The panel established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to write rules for how long people who break the law must stay in prison may be violating the law itself by meeting in ...

The working group established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to look at the regulations governing parole has met twice since a public hearing in June. Neither the public nor the media was notified of either ...

A late-night probation check turned into a major bust as law enforcement uncovered stolen guns, trafficking-level drugs, and ...