Alyshia Dyer will take office as sheriff of Washtenaw County, Michigan, an event that will mark the union of some strange ...

A state board deciding reparations for women sterilized against their will rejected most applications. Advocates are now ...

In their final weeks before they lose the ability to pass laws, Republican lawmakers gutted the powers of incoming Democratic ...

A historian of migrant detention responds to questions from Bolts readers on the vast network of local lockups that jail ...

Alaskans appear to have narrowly rejected Measure 2, a ballot initiative that would have repealed the state’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system. The system, first approved by voters in 2020 ...

Jentink-Bristol could’ve gotten off probation at 15 had she paid off her fines and fees. But her probation officer told her that she had to remain under supervision until she cleared her debt, which ...

This chart details the timeline of elections for chief prosecutor (also known as district attorney, state’s attorney, or commonwealth attorney) and sheriff in each state. Note: This calendar contains ...

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