California's parole debate has stopped being about evidence. That should worry all of us.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts’ life without parole sentences could be a thing of the past if a prison reform bill were to pass.

Surviving loved ones endure an agonizing, uncertain process as they await decisions from the state Parole Board on the fate of murderers once sentenced to serve a term of life without parole.

California’s crime rate began a historic plunge in the early 1990s and has fallen ever since, except for some small spikes, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet it took more than a decade until ...