Slate has an interesting article today on research showing that about one-tenth of criminal defendants in Maryland may have been given the wrong sentences. The article is based on a University of ...

Sentencing guidelines designed to even out the disparity of punishment across Alabama have been a tough sell to parts of a judiciary skeptical of rules that reduce the discretion of judges. Beyond ...

State officials want to make certain a new software tool to help judges determine sentences for criminals to be tested first in Montgomery County courts also remains secure from hackers. For several ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- One-third of felony convicts in a recent Alabama study were sentenced by a judge to more prison time than recommended by the state’s voluntary sentencing guidelines. The Alabama ...