Federal prison officials say they have upped staffing levels and increased correction officer wages following a river of ...

Three California foster parents pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple child abuse charges involving nine children, including ...

The Miami Dolphins great had two Super Bowls, but spent much of his energy in later years trying to clear his name of ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in ...

A House bill toughens sentences for leaking income-tax returns.

After Chris Hicks was convicted of conspiracy to commit two murders at age 19, he was sentenced to life without parole. Now 18 years later, his lawyer ...

A new documentary aims to shed more light on the case of Prisoner X, who was identified as Australian man Ben Zygier. He'd ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and ...

Left alone in the universe, he basically plans to live out his days floating through space with his records, boardgames, and ...

An amiable Korean-born graduate of Georgetown University, he was imprisoned after a second scandal involving the U.N.

David Leonardo, 39, was originally sentenced to 15 years to life for killing Priscilla Rose Hernandez in 2011.

About 70% of American adults said marijuana should be legal in a Gallup poll taken last year, the highest level recorded by ...