With jails' occupancy exceeding their capacity, prisoners are forced to live in unhygienic and suffocating conditions ...

Charles Thompson was executed by lethal injection Wednesday night after spending almost three decades on Texas Death Row.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a series of important cases during its current term involving issues ...

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The recommendation to introduce the use of chemical castration in restraining and curtailing convicted repeat rapists, is coming under the microscope for its ethical, medical and financial impact om ...

MANILA, Philippines — After undergoing medical quarantine for a week, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, and his co-accused ...

On Tuesday, Jessica Lynn Larson, 38, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by one year of supervised release.

A Minnesota congressional delegation accessed facilities at Fort Snelling for the first time since Operation Metro Surge ...

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LGBTQ+ advocates are pushing to strengthen state protections with better enforcement, resources and shield laws.

A public outcry over family immigration detention is growing. 'No child that is 5 years old should be in detention like that.' ...

Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province have claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan. The attacks targeted a high-security prison, ...