Russia reduces prison sentence for US soldier convicted of theft
MOSCOW -- An appellate court in Russia’s far east on Monday reduced…
Man gets six months in jail for vandalizing an Islamic center at Rutgers University
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail…
New York to release some prison inmates early over shortage of guard staff
New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system…
How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison
ATLANTA -- Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days…
The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole
HOUSTON -- The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez…
Man gets prison in US for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home
NEW YORK -- A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort…
West Virginia couple convicted of abusing adopted children is set for sentencing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A West Virginia couple convicted in the mistreatment of…
Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states
ATLANTA -- Earlier this year, Michael Woolfolk attended a legislative committee in…
Sixth inmate dies at troubled Wisconsin maximum security prison
MADISON, Wis. -- A sixth inmate has died at Wisconsin's oldest prison,…
Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For most people in Florida, misdemeanor theft can result…