Kansas City’s public safety sales tax has been used to support the police department and emergency and medical services.

Instead, my father remains in prison — 34 years and counting — not because he’s guilty, but because Missouri’s justice system ...

Had he suffered an injury that would have kept him from coming back, it would have put Kansas' chances at a victory in this matchup in a difficult spot. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

Dear pled guilty to nine counts of theft in December. Because of his criminal history, Dear was “presumptive prison” under ...

CoreCivic initially had an agreement with ICE to “house approximately 1,000 detained noncitizens at the MRRC.” ...

An Emporia man, Devon Stutesman, 24, recently died while incarcerated at Hutchinson Correctional Facility. He was one of two ...

Oregon settled for $1.9 million with Frank Gable after he was convicted and later exonerated for the killing of the state’s prison chief in 1989.

Barton County Administrator Matt Patzner and Central Kansas Community Corrections (CKCC) Director Brooke Haulmark addressed ...

Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill said this week that Danette Colbert should not have been eligible to have been out on ...

As a parent, we already have to worry about school shootings and allergic reactions to food, bullies, et cetera. So let’s ...

Kansans are pushing for a ban that would prevent sex offenders from going to schools and school events, but others are ...

The Lyon County Commission will discuss potentially contributing financially towards the purchase and construction of a new ...