In September 2024, prison overcrowding resulted in the emergency early release of around 1,700 prisoners serving sentences of less than five years who had served 40% of their sentence.

A Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to a DUI which resulted in the death of a motorcyclist along Route 7 in Pownal in the ...

A Chesapeake man’s 5-year sentence for a fatal hit-and-run of a child will be reconsidered after a judge ruled new issues were raised in a defense motion.

Dominican prosecutors are seeking a five-year prison sentence for Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco, who faces charges of ...

"A sentence of 12.5 years is a significant sentence for someone of Madigan's age. But, here, Madigan is in good health, and he ably engaged in a four-month long trial," they wrote.

The federal government is recommending a 12.5-year prison sentence for former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for his corruption convictions.

Do shorter prison sentences make ... overcrowding resulted in the emergency early release of around 1,700 prisoners serving sentences of less than five years who had served 40% of their sentence.