Probation detainers are forcing tens of thousands of people to remain in jail indefinitely. In February 2022, Damon Jones, then 23, was pulled over while he was driving in Allegheny County, ...

An employee might be on probation for a multitude of reasons. They're new and you're not sure they have the right stuff, or maybe they've been screwing up and you're giving them a chance to turn ...

In the past decade, the problem of mass incarceration has gotten increased attention and thought. But in his new book, Mass Supervision, Vincent Schiraldi argues that in those conversations, people ...

Working with convicted criminals, which is what a probation officer does, is challenging work. The officers meet periodically with offenders on probation to ensure that they are complying with ...

Probation officers—who supervise nearly 4 million people across the United States—are among the most visible faces of the criminal legal system (CLS). A new study led by UConn School of Social Work ...

Two weeks ago, here at The Atlantic, I wrote about how the private probation industry in Georgia has morphed the justice system there into a form of debtors' prison. The essence of the story, deeply ...

Legislation permitting Pennsylvania county probation officers to wear body cameras has passed both state House and Senate, awaiting Governor Josh Shapiro's approval.