In a move condemned by a terrified rape victim and the Riverside County district attorney, the state has recommended parole for a sex offender with more than 140 years remaining …
After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira struck a last-minute deal to avoid the risk of going to prison on the opening day of her …
A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile …
The Canadian accused of attacking former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year told jurors at his U.S. federal trial on Tuesday how he went to …
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. …
Paul Pelosi recounted publicly for the first time Monday what happened the night he was attacked by a man in the San Francisco home he shares with former U.S. House …
On each of the five floors of the west block building at San Quentin State Prison is a maintenance sheet that lists year-round problems. “Water leaking in cell from chase …
The man who shot a Waffle House cook who had asked him to wear a mask or leave the restaurant during the 2020 COVID-19 restaurant mask mandate has been sentenced …
Yusef Salaam said he was “deeply humbled” to win a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, a reflection of the approach he’s taken despite spending about seven years …
As It Happens6:43Jailed Iranian Nobel winner on hunger strike after being denied medical care without hijab Narges Mohammadi refuses to wear a hijab, even if it means prison officials won’t …