The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short ...

MICHIGAN CITY — Sentencing is scheduled for an Indiana State Prison inmate who suddenly agreed to serve life without parole ...

In her documentary "I am Ready, Warden," director Smriti Mundhra tells the story of Ramirez's attempt to reach out to the victim's son, Aaron Castro. ABC News' Linsey Davis sat down with Mundhra, also ...

MDOC adopts TextBehind tech to curb prison contraband via mail, requiring mail senders to verify their identity.

The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.

Arista Hunt was in the Iosco County Jail after being arrested on a friend of the court warrant on Dec. 23. The next day, he ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan prisons are implementing new software that aims to prevent contraband like letters laced with drugs ...

Tymetri Campbell pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in an agreement calling for him to spend the rest of his life ...

An Arizona death row prisoner has asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York moved to try to contain the fallout from the death of Robert Brooks, in which 14 corrections ...

A federal complaint alleges the man targeted the family of a man he claimed owed him thousands of dollars using a smuggled ...

In 1994, 80% of Americans favored the death penalty. A similar poll this month showed that only 53% of respondents favor the ...