Seven individuals graduated Thursday morning from the Problem Solving Court program in Lawrence Superior Court II, marking ...

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and addiction since she was a teen ...

LINCOLN — Grappling with nation-leading prison growth, Nebraska officials are looking at ways to expand the state’s problem-solving courts as a potential solution.

LINCOLN — A proven, and lower-cost, alternative to a prison sentence would get a substantial boost in funding under a preliminary recommendation by a state legislative committee. Be the first to know ...

SACRAMENTO — California has the nation's largest state prison system, and its most troubled. Despite a two decade-long building boom that produced 22 new prisons, the state's inmate population remains ...