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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lee Boyd Malvo, the Washington, D.C., area sniper, and Virginia have agreed to dismiss a pending Supreme Court case after the state…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some criminal justice activists are disappointed by the number of reform proposals that have stalled in Virginia's legislature this…
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The chairwoman of Virginia's parole board said it will reinterpret a three-strikes law in a way that could free hundreds of…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A measure before Maryland lawmakers would end the requirement for the governor to approve parole for someone serving a life…
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BALTIMORE (AP) - A new state policy could mean that Maryland inmates serving parole-eligible life sentences for their childhood crimes may now be…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan has signed 144 bills into law, including an expansion of mandatory use of breath-testing ignition devices and…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office says 80 percent of more than 200,000 convicted felons whose voting and other civil rights he…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An effort to give a chance of parole to Virginia inmates who may have received inflated sentences has stalled in the…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers have a potential quandary on their hands that's rare, if not unprecedented: Can one of their own vote twice on…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland House of Delegates is set to vote on overriding Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that would allow felons to vote while…