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 / ...

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 ...

North Carolina's Parole Commission is reviewing the parole eligibility of Roy Hardison, convicted of first-degree burglary in ...

The Pardon and Parole Board can’t sidestep the DOC in determining medical parole eligibility, the attorney general’s office ...

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 ...

Racial disparities in parole decisions continue to worsen across New York state, with new data showing a widening gap from a year ago. The state’s parole board is 33% less likely to release a person ...