New York lawmaker demands HALT Act be repealed after Hochul fired 2,000 prison guards
A New York lawmaker is calling on the state to repeal the HALT Act, a controversial law at the center of the recent prison ...
Prison for N.J. man who sold teens fatal doses of fentanyl disguised as Percocet pills
A man who sold fentanyl disguised as Percocet pills to two teenagers, leading to their deaths, has been sentenced to prison.
Roxbury woman sentenced to 8 to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2023 quadruple stabbing at hotel
A Roxbury woman was sentenced to 8 to 11 years in state prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to stabbing four strangers at a Dorchester hotel in 2023, officials said.
Oregon youth prison doctor known by notorious nickname accused of sexually abusing boys for years
Ten men who were in custody at MacLaren Youth Correctional Center between 2000 and 2007 said complaints about the doctor made ...
Hate-filled threat targeting LGBTQ person could land California man in prison, feds say
George Joseph Wellinger II, 49, pleaded guilty March 11 to interstate threatening communication, with the special finding ...
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Dentist who sought sex with 8-year-old West Palm Beach child sentenced to federal prison
A Colorado dentist of more than 20 years flew to PBIA last year to pursue his illicit fantasy. One problem: The 'mom' was a ...
2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts ...
20 people charged in Nevada prison brawl in which three inmates were killed
Nevada prosecutors say 20 people have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in eastern Nevada ...
A recent Colombian law lets some women walk free from prison – but resuming life is not easy
The law allows female heads of households to serve their sentences outside of prison, in exchange for unpaid community ...
Final arrest made over Ely prison brawl that led to 3 inmate deaths
The Nevada Attorney General’s office charged 20 defendants in relation to the Ely State Prison incident from last year.
Former Clemson linebacker sentenced to prison after duping victims out of $5.3 million
John Leake, 43, of Plano, Texas, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. He played for the Tigers from 2000 to ...