A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working ...

Two defendants were sentenced Thursday in Ontario County for a murder-for-hire scheme hatched while one of them was already behind bars for a violent rape. Judge Richard Healy sharply condemned the ...

Recent court escapes in South Africa have raised concerns about custodial management. In response, authorities are ...

John Skelton, whose three sons vanished around Thanksgiving 2010, has been charged with murder just weeks before his ...

Smith will be on supervised probation for 25 years following his prison time, which will include many conditions.

South Carolina murderer faces firing squad execution as clemency decision looms - Stephen Bryant killed three people in the ...

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An Oklahoma man who admitted to conspiring to kill a Nebraska teenager 56 years ago gets out of prison this weekend.

A major data update from a prison watchdog group is pulling back the curtain on how New York runs its state prisons — and where it’s falling short. The Correctional Association of New York just ...

Benton County prosecutors say a Bentonville man is accused of sexually abusing a young girl for years, leading to her pregnancy and the disposal of her newborn’s body.

Police have destroyed hundreds of mobile phones and SIM cards found inside HMP Manchester. Greater Manchester Police, ...