States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown
Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local ...
Court of Appeals affirms mother’s conviction and sentence for killing 17-year-old daughter in Jackson
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction and sentence for Latiffany Chambers. She was convicted in 2023 ...
New Bern concert goes on despite absence of Craven Correctional Choir
The Craven Correctional Choir, a group of formerly incarcerated men, was set to perform an uplifting concert at St. John Missionary Bapti ...
Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing ‘degrading’ handovers of hostages
Israel says the release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages is guaranteed, ...
Family outraged over length of sentence given for infant’s overdose death
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - This week a Lake Charles woman was sentenced for the overdose death of her young child. Now her ...
Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother's grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones
A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day ...
After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocence
A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said ...
Judge frees New York man after sentencing him to 5 life terms 27 years ago
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 years.
Man receives prison 20 month prison sentence for stealing a car — half a decade later
Joseph Taylor Letts, 28, was sentenced to 20 months in prison by Judge Kathie F. Steele for unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle for a crime that he committed in December ...
Fort Cavazos solider convicted of child rape, sentenced to prison
Denegri, 25, a cannon crewmember with the 1st Cavalry Division, also received a dishonorable discharge, was reduced in rank ...