Alex Murdaugh got a new court date for his murder retrial, and the public learned a little more about the judge who will be ...

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan ...

Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Four of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty ...

A total of 154 death row inmates who were recommended for release under a presidential pardon by several expert committees ...

Jeffrey Donaldson spent his first night behind bars in the medical assessment unit of HMP Maghaberry, due to fears for his ...

Cumberland County paid a former inmate $4,000 to settle a federal lawsuit. The Hope Mills man alleged he was placed in ...

Judge Ryan Nelson, joined by nine others, said the 9th Circuit had disregarded the Supreme Court’s Bivens instructions and ...

The Kentucky Department of Corrections says it takes issue with a state inmate’s story published online in the Prison ...

A law forces people in federal prisons to file grievances before they can sue in court. But less than 2% of filings are ...

A convicted killer's civil lawsuit argues he received "substantial injuries" in a beating by Sebastian County jailers minutes ...

Lawmakers are urging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to address conditions at the state’s only women’s prison after a third ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — An inmate in the custody of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office died Saturday at a San Antonio hospital, authorities said. Reyes Antonio Chaires Jr., 44, was pronounced dead at ...