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Prison and jail populations

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Though nearly all Midwest states allow for compassionate release of elderly, terminally ill incarcerated residents, obstacles often stand in way Read More

With local jails overcrowded and lacking treatment options, Indiana gives judges discretion to send low-level offenders to state prisons Read More

In Illinois and elsewhere, prisons’ treatment and care of transgender offenders is under increased scrutiny Read More

Illinois eliminates cash bail as part of overhaul of criminal justice policies Read More

Scales of justice.

New laws in Michigan are the result of a bipartisan effort to understand the causes of a rising jail population Read More

Capital Closeup | Power of clemency Read More

Picture of the State Capitol of Kansas in Topeka.

Kansas commission seeks budget savings for state by standardizing supervision, expanding diversion Read More

Criminal record and handcuffs on a desk.

In Michigan, new laws aim to give ‘clean slate’ to hundreds of thousands of residents Read More

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