Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking changes to the process that determines whether prisoners serving lengthy sentences or life ...

Jennifer Shaffer was executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings before retiring in 2024. What should be done to change California’s elderly parole program in response to recent decisions to ...

In California, when an inmate seeks parole, the current system puts a lot of the power to approve or deny their request in the hands of parole commissioners — individuals who assess inmates on ...

Despite having the nation’s fourth-highest imprisonment rate, the state of Oklahoma only employs a part-time parole board to review the jackets of offenders eligible for parole. Each member earns ...