A judge responsible for criminal matters in the Supreme Court has insisted that efforts to tackle a backlog of cases has ...

Connecticut lawmakers are again considering a proposed law that would grant incarcerated survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking the ability to seek a sentence ...

The latest factsheet confirms that although wāhine Māori make up approximately 15 percent of the national population, they account for 44 percent of all women proceeded against by police, 49 percent ...

With credit for time served in "harsh pre-trial jail conditions," Gary Leblanc will be sent to a provincial jail for two ...

The bill would reduce sentences for victims of domestic violence in cases where that experience was "a contributing factor" ...

Parents of crash victims, prosecutors and safety advocates urged the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to advance legislation that would double the maximum prison sentence for certain ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments on what limitations should exist for defendants who waive appeals if their sentence would otherwise be illegal.

South West Water admits supplying water unfit for humans after ‘abhorrent’ parasite outbreak - Water minister Emma Hardy said ...

The parole of David Allen Funston, a convicted child molester, has sparked intense public reaction and renewed scrutiny of ...

The use of the death penalty as a strategic bargaining tool in criminal cases raises questions about whether prosecutors are pursuing justice or using the threat of execution to gain leverage in ...

It doesn’t happen very often in Manitoba’s justice system that Crown prosecutors and criminal defence lawyers see eye to eye.

Charles "Sonny" Burton is set to be executed in Alabama for participating in a robbery in which his accomplice fatally shot a ...