Pamela Smart, who is serving a sentence of life in prison for being an accomplice in the murder of her husband, is weighing ...

A Maryland judge formally sentenced Adnan Syed on Friday to the time he's already served in prison, appearing to finally ...

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer in South Carolina is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in the state since the death penalty resumed last fall.

Mark Szczerba must have no contact with the victim or his family. Szczerba has a lengthy criminal history, including other ...

The Government has blocked the Tories' Bill that would have overturned the sentencing council's anger-inducing decision.

I became a cautionary tale … I was ‘that guy’.” “Matt” was falsely accused of sexual assault at work, charged with two ...

Clifford should have been dragged by his bleeding fingernails into that court. He should have been tipped out of his ...

A just system would shift away from punishment toward prevention and restorative justice. Community investment in programs, people returning to the community, and accountability are the path to a safe ...

The world famous TV judge has said she would be 'furious' if she was a judge who had to implement the guidelines, which Keir ...

A proposed law in Illinois would automate record-sealing and make it easier for people with nonviolent records to land work.

But in a prison cell, where time slows to a merciless crawl, 4.5 years is an abyss—an eternity of stolen moments, of ...

Limerick Coroner John McNamara told Joe Drennan’s parents Marguerite and Tim, who were present in the court: “It's every ...