Christopher Ward, 49, received a life sentence for violating probation in connection to the 2003 death of Fort Myers Police Officer Daniel Starks. Ward's probation violation stemmed from a recent ...

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 ...

A man accused of arson and attempted murder against a probation officer in Stockton this month could face more than 50 years in prison, if convicted. Adam Lopez, 39, stood before San Joaquin Superior ...

A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for violating probation related to a murder conviction from 2003. The case involved the death of a Fort Myers police officer. Christopher Ward, ...

An offender who became enraged during a meeting with his probation officer repeatedly stabbed the man in what has been described as the most serious attack on a probation officer in the country's ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The teenager had only been off his ankle monitor for three weeks when he asked his probation officer to put it back on. He’d been living in a group home after his home was deemed so ...