RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Bills advancing in Virginia’s General Assembly would allow some inmates to serve shorter sentences to incentive good behavior behind bars. Before one proposal cleared the Senate ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — State prison officials are considering changes that would allow them to potentially shave years off inmate sentences, a proposal that San Diego’s top prosecutor opposes but reform ...

IONIA, Mich. — A pair of bills introduced in the State House would allow the Michigan Department of Corrections to shave time off of prisoners' sentences for good behavior. Criminal reform groups and ...

Two “gain-time” bills making their way through the Florida Legislature would reform the state’s harsh minimum sentencing laws – a move experts say would promote good behavior and public safety while ...

Criminal-justice reform advocates are preparing to collect signatures to launch a ballot initiative that would enable Michigan prisoners to reduce their sentences through good behavior. The initiative ...