Imposition of appropriate punishment is the manner in which the courts respond to the society's cry for justice against the criminals. Justice demands that courts should impose punishment ...

Inasmuch as such punishments were virtually absent in colonial America, Justice Joseph Story in his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (1833) believed that “[t]he provision ...

Several federal prosecutors who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith on criminal investigations related to Trump ...

By inviting audiences to reconsider the harms of punitive justice, "Sing Sing" offers an alternative path toward lasting accountability, healing, and redemption.

Lawmakers are pushing for a groundbreaking pilot program at eight Virginia schools to transform school discipline by ...

Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued, one reinstates federal capital punishment. The order, “Restoring the death penalty and protecting policy safety,” states that capital ...

With the first cohort set to enroll in Fall 2025, UMaine’s new criminal justice major is poised to make a lasting impact—both for students eager to enter the field and for the communities they will ...

Justice Minister Leena Meri (Finns) said she was "particularly concerned about the increase in humiliating violence against ...