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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Bronx man faces return to prison 2 years after attempted murder conviction was vacated
A Bronx man was freed after spending over two decades in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit, but now he may have to ...
20 people charged in Nevada maximum-security prison brawl that left 3 inmates dead
Nevada prosecutors have filed multiple charges against 20 defendants over the incident, including first-degree murder and ...
Mass. attorney admits to smuggling synthetic marijuana into R.I. federal prison
Separately, a detainee at the Wyatt Detention Center admitted he participated in a conspiracy to possess and distribute ...
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 ...
Birmingham man to serve life in prison for killing teen witness in attempted murder case
Martez Willearl Jefferson previously pleaded guilty in a shooting that permanently disabled 15-year-old Christian Savage.
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 ...
Par Funding enforcer James LaForte sentenced to more than 11 years prison for fraud, attack on lawyer
Prosecutors said James LaForte was a Par Funding "attack dog" who threatened people on behalf of the company, which was run ...
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.