The state House passed a bill that would shorten how much time prisoners have to try to get their sentences changed in a process known as post-conviction relief, but changed some of the new rules to ...

The author of a bill that would impose a timeline on post-conviction relief petitions filed before 2023 said on Tuesday that he is willing to amend his bill to allow cases more time to be adjudicated.

On May 19, the Philadelphia Inquirer published “Advocate to Adversary,” a critical assessment of counsel appointed to represent persons convicted of crime who seek post-conviction relief. Put simply, ...

Louisiana may be able to speed up executions after the Legislature passed a bill to overhaul post-conviction relief, a mechanism where inmates seek to have their sentences shortened or overturned.