Homeless encampments and tents in public spaces will be removed in both cities. In Brockton, unhoused people could pay fines ...

A federal judge last month rejected an incarcerated plaintiff's request for a new civil trial in his constitutional rights ...

Over the past decade, the federal government has repealed numerous mandatory minimum sentences for criminal prosecution, and ...

The Brockton City Council on Tuesday voted 7-4 to ban camping on public property and take down homeless encampments.

A law that imposes fines and jail time on homeless people who camp on Morgantown’s streets will go before city council for ...

State officials will name a $1 billion prison in Elmore County after Gov. Kay Ivey, who made its construction a priority in ...

To assuage concerns about criminalizing homelessness in Irvine, the council explicitly directed staff to implement its new ...

Wilson ran on an ambitious promise to end unsheltered homelessness within the first year of his administration. He wants to set up a network of night and day shelters in buildings like churches and ...

The Orissa High Court recently upheld the murder conviction of a man who attacked his wife with a katuri (chopping knife), ...

found shortcomings and willful ignorance of inmate safety that could amount to ‘cruel and unusual punishment.’ The October report described poor conditions, preventable sexual violence to inmates ...

By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune In one month, the parks, sidewalks and other public places in Garden Grove will be off-limits to people seeking to camp out. On Tuesday night the city ...