As the nation navigates the lingering challenges of the pandemic, new public safety concerns have emerged, among them fentanyl overdoses, carjackings, catalytic converter thefts and other crimes of opportunity.

The struggle to employ workers tops the list of concerns state lawmakers will focus on in 2023 legislative sessions, according to NCSL CEO Tim Storey.

After her father was killed in a hit-and-run, she wanted the 13-year-old driver punished. Until she didn’t. “I had an epiphany one night: that he was 13 and did not wake up that day saying, ‘What 71-year-old man can I kill...

Because adolescents are not fully developed and will change over time, 23 states and the District of Columbia have banned life without parole for young offenders.

Law enforcement policy remains a hot legislative topic in 2022, with more than 700 new measures addressing officer well-being, collaborative efforts to improve community interactions with law enforcement, limitations on police use of technology...

With women representing the fastest-growing population in the justice system, policymakers are examining the conditions, rights and unique challenges presented by justice-involved women, particularly those who are pregnant.