California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking changes to the process that determines whether prisoners serving lengthy sentences or life without parole might be eligible for mercy. (Juliana Yamada / ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For those who were living here at the time, it hardly seems like nearly three decades have passed since Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez was murdered -- the subsequent ...

Despite having the nation’s fourth-highest imprisonment rate, the state of Oklahoma only employs a part-time parole board to review the jackets of offenders eligible for parole. Each member earns ...

The NC Parole Commission is considering parole for Gary Gilley, a 1975 second-degree murder convict, under MAPP guidelines.

Shashane Chambers, sentenced for second-degree murder in 1994, granted parole under MAPP, set for release in 2026.

Lyle and Erik Menendez immediately became eligible for parole Tuesday when a judge resentenced the brothers in a surprise development at the end of an emotional day of testimony in a Los Angeles ...

A new family reunification parole process will soon allow certain immigrants from Ecuador with relatives in the U.S. to be considered for humanitarian entry, the Department of Homeland Security ...