A recent Supreme Court decision regarding whether youthful offenders should be receiving life sentences will be considered ...

An Española man on parole for a murder in 2009 was arrested this week in connection with a slaying in Chimayó after a monthslong investigation by New Mexico State Police. Fabian Gallegos — known to ...

A new Oklahoma law allows convicted felons to vote once they’ve served their sentence, parole, or probation. For people like Tamra and Robert Bissell, it’s a chance to engage with politics for the ...

For most convicted killers sitting on death row, having their sentence commuted to life without parole would be welcome news.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on whether the sentence of the man who confessed to the 1997 murder of an Oklahoma woman should be upheld.

POKAGON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two men are in custody in connection to the theft of a $2,000 walnut tree in Pokagon Township. The ...

A Pawtucket man is being held without bail for a parole violation after prosecutors said he broke into two homes in two days.

A state parole board panel found Tuesday that former Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil — who was among those convicted of a musician’s 1969 stabbing death — is suitable for parole. The ...

Timothy MacNeil's family has been to every court hearing, hoping to keep his murderer and stepdaughter Brae Hansen behind bars.

Brae Hansen, a teenager at the time of the crime, helped plan the murder of Rolando resident Tim MacNeil with her brother ...

The fight over a hemp bill that never got called overshadowed legislation that was passed during the Illinois General ...

A man out on parole for vehicular assault has landed himself back behind bars after police said he tried to kill his girlfriend with a hammer.