Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

How the sports complex approved by voters in 2012 was ultimately funded; why El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar says ...

A local pastor in Southwest Tallahassee is trying to help reduce the recidivism rate in the city. His church launched a ...

Why cancer rates are rising in young women—and what to do about it A recent report found that women account for two-thirds of all cancers diagnosed in people under 50. But it's not all bad news.

Federal appeals court denies Trump administration's request to halt injunction blocking Department of Education dismantling plans, which would reduce staff by half.

Virginia leads the nation with the lowest recidivism rate, achieving a 17.6% rate for state-responsible inmates released in fiscal year 2020. WVEC-TV Norfolk Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated ...

For the first time in more than a century, Japan has overhauled its prison system with new rules placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation over punishment to combat the country’s high ...

As the school year wraps up, the New Mexico Public Education Department is reporting increased graduation rates with last year’s class having the highest number of graduates in the last fifteen years.

The Florida Board of Education has tapped a top aide of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the state’s next education commissioner, a choice meant to influence K-12 and higher education policy in the ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter June 4 urging Columbia University's accreditor to rescind its century-old accreditation status, which the Ivy League school relies on ...

College students will find it cheaper to take out loans in the upcoming school year: The Department of Education lowered interest rates for federal student loans borrowed between July 1, 2025, and ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Virginia is celebrating a criminal justice milestone. New Virginia Department of Corrections data shows the Commonwealth has a 17.6 percent three-year recidivism rate. That ...