ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – “I lost all my rights. I felt like I failed my family,” Marcella Soto shares with ESSENCE. She was receiving welfare benefits and was in an on-again-off-again relationship with ...

The criminal justice system imposes unnecessary barriers for parolees and defendants on probation, the CEO of a national advocacy group says, some that impede a better path for those trying to return ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed a bill to reform probation in Virginia alongside rapper Meek Mill, whose personal experience with probation has helped inspire a ...

Meek Mill, a rapper and advocate for justice reform, thanked lawyers and lawmakers at a press conference that signed probation reform into law in Pennsylvania on Dec. 15, 2023. On a Friday afternoon ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia native and rapper Meek Mill joined Governor Josh Shapiro at Independence Mall Friday where three bills were signed into law. They aim for criminal justice reform, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Governor Ralph Northam was joined by some famous faces as he signed a bill during a special ceremony Thursday morning that will reshape how probation works in the state.

On June 27, the Senate voted to pass a bill sponsored by Sens. Anthony Williams, D-Delaware; Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne; and Camera Bartolotta, R-Beaver, that will reform Pennsylvania's probation system.

RICHMOND, Va. — Grammy-nominated rapper Meek Mill is looking to change the probation system in Virginia. On Thursday he stood with Governor Ralph Northam, as Northam signed a new bill to limit ...