The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that would give teeth to the “ban the box” law it passed in 2018 ...

The free event in Gonzales will help residents seal their criminal records from public access, helping remove barriers to ...

Advocates urge Ottawa to define femicide in the criminal code as more Ontario police use the term to describe gender-based ...

A Tennessee man who police say has a violent criminal background and was wanted on assault charges was caught during a ...

Legal recognition is essential to improving data, accountability and prevention, advocates say in support legal recognition ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging public safety bill that expands fingerprint-based background checks for professional licensing, updates fireworks regulations and extends ...

Following public outcry over Jian Ghomeshi's 2016 trial, some legal scholars lauded Criminal Code changes that prevent the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 81 into law on Tuesday, June 10.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a Senate bill into law Tuesday in an effort to strengthen public safety across the state, including better protecting and supporting families of law enforcement and ...

The man sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday worked for a security ...

With the Line of Duty Compensation Act, families of fallen safety officers are awarded $25,000 for a death in the line of ...