Death penalty cases cost taxpayers significantly more than cases where inmates serve life sentences. Capital cases are more ...

Billy Leon Kearse spent 29 years on death row for killing Fort Pierce police Sgt. Danny Parrish in 1991 — and the case likely ...

On Friday, a Bexar County judge sentenced Dominique Croom to life in prison for the 2023 murder of Robert Diaz.

Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s criminal justice system looks different in a very tangible way compared to when Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Some places hold onto their past so tightly that the air itself seems heavier inside the walls. In Joliet, Illinois, a massive limestone prison has stood since 1858, long enough to watch the city ...

The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball upset the #4 UConn Huskies 68-62 Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in ...

On the Friday, March 6, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Alabama Solution” offers rare, unfiltered access inside Alabama’s prison system, exposing the stark human cost of mass incarceration.

Indiana State Prison has seen more suicides than any prison in the state. Nearly all of the mental health employees at the prison left within weeks, even days, of each other. The former employees said ...

Florida Senate Bill 106 aims to set clear standards for the treatment of incarcerated individuals. The bill proposes requirements for air conditioning, adequate meal times, and access to hygiene ...