A measure introduced by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the ...

A measure introduced by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the ...

One of the clearest examples is the growing momentum behind “clean slate” legislation — policies that clear eligible criminal records for those who have completed their sentences and stayed on track.

A former Baltimore County administrator has filed a lawsuit challenging the county’s refusal to release records tied to a sealed lawsuit and a $100,000 settlement nearly two years ago.

Attorney General Anthony Brown has launched a civil rights probe into allegations that a holding facility in Baltimore is overcrowded, dangerous and unsanitary.

In her ruling, Judge Gladys M. Weatherspoon wrote that prosecutors failed to turn over to the defense a handful of documents ...

Maryland has an opportunity to help many people rebuild their lives after getting into trouble with the law by passing the Maryland Clean Slate Act.

The district attorney's office tracks officers with credibility issues. The office added staff to update the list but other ...

Chairwoman Bartlett and members of the committee, My name is Sarah Anderson, and I am the associate director of criminal justice and civil liberties policy for the R Street Institute (RSI), which is a ...

Marin County’s Clean Slate program brings an array of legal services directly to residents in their own neighborhoods, and this month the pop-up event will come to Marin City. On Feb. 26, a Clean ...

In the aftermath of a surge of federal immigration officers to Maine by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), civil rights groups and local media say the federal government mostly swept up people ...