A federal judge rejected a challenge to the government’s ability to disarm defendants as part of their criminal sentences, one of the first decisions to uphold the constitutionality of a gun ban for ...

The judge allowed the accused to remain on probation and continue outpatient treatment, denying the prosecution's request for ...

ATLANTA (CN) - Private contractors charged with supervising misdemeanor probation terms cannot extend sentences to collect more fees, Georgia's top court ruled. Georgia allows private probation ...

It’s constitutional for the state to rely on private companies to supervise misdemeanor offenders but not legal for courts to lengthen a probationer’s sentence after it’s been imposed, the Georgia ...

Karen McNeil was arrested in 2015 for the misdemeanor offense of driving on a revoked license in Giles County, Tennessee. What happened next nearly broke her. Sentenced to four months of probation ...