After months of juvenile probation, kids show progress — reinforcing why more time with probation officers matters

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A teenager who spent months on an ankle monitor at his own request to avoid reoffending is now preparing to ...

Probation can prevent future juvenile crime, officers say — if they have time to do the job

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The teenager had only been off his ankle monitor for three weeks when he asked his probation officer to put it back on. He’d been living in a group home after his home was deemed so ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Multiple KY probation officers preyed on felons they were supposed to help reform

The Kentucky Division of Probation and Parole is responsible for supervising felony offenders while they serve some or all of their sentences in the community. Violations can get offenders returned to ...
Colorado Public Radio

Church gets probation, $1,000 fine over unhoused camp

A year-long dispute between a church and the city of Montrose was capped off by a trial and a guilty verdict on a handful of ordinance violations. At a sentencing hearing Thursday, the church will pay ...
The Morning Journal

Lorain County Adult Probation receives Clifford Skeen Award

The Lorain County Adult Probation recently attended the annual Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections conference in Columbus and received the Clifford Skeen Award, according to a news release ...
The Telegraph

‘We don’t play games.’ Macon man resentenced after probation violation

Qadarrius Redding, of Macon, pleaded guilty to probation violation, resentenced to 20 years in prison after alleged assaults and jail-related offenses. Getty Images A man was sentenced to 20 years in ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Advocates call on lawmakers to make changes to probation system

Talia Orr (L) and Alex Brown (R) speak at a gathering in favor of a bill that would make changes to CT's probation system. Brown, formerly incarcerated and now on parole, was impacted by a technical ...