A Virginia bill that would restrict geriatric parole eligibility for inmates convicted of violent crimes advanced Friday after a Senate committee vote.

Hamilton Correctional Institution, a state-run prison. (File shot via Florida Department of Corrections) Florida does not offer parole for most inmates incarcerated in its correctional facilities. But ...

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early release from prison. Those backing a set of proposed reforms ...

Hundreds of inmates in Maryland’s local jails never receive a parole hearing before they are released, according to officials. Out of roughly 2,200 scheduled parole hearings last year, about one-third ...

Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation to make it harder for inmates convicted of serious violent crimes to receive ...

A lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 5,000 inmates -- the killers, robbers and rapists of long ago who today are the veterans of Virginia's prison population -- claims they have been unfairly and ...

SAN DIEGO — Two prison inmates serving life sentences for high-profile San Diego County crimes- one dubbed the "Del Mar Rapist" and another convicted of murdering a stepfather- were denied parole ...

(KRON) — An inmate who was convicted of torturing his girlfriend and threatening to kill his wife in Sonoma County was ...

Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to clear the path for elderly and seriously ill inmates to more easily seek early ...