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 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.

An Illinois landlord who stormed the home of his tenants and fatally stabbed a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in October 2023 has been sentenced to 53 years in prison. In February, a jury had ...

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.