There is an emergency clause added to the bill, which means if it does pass and is signed by the governor, it will take ...

The Missouri Department of Corrections is exploring new options and models to provide medical services in prisons across the ...

It comes after a prisoner was on the run for more than a week after escaping while in a hospital escort in Auckland.

State Representative Tim O'Brien introduced House Bill 12-50 after the murder of Evansville realtor Susan Haynie.

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Indonesia's new criminal code introduces community service as an alternative to jail, raising questions about fairness and ...

Colorado’s governor has not approved any of the program’s graduates for early release since 2023 — an about-face from the ...

Hedquist was convicted in 1995 of murdering 19-year-old Nikki Thrasher. He later said he feared Thrasher would report him to ...

A California man charged in connection with a 2022 Woodward house fire that killed a local man was sentenced Monday to 15 ...

A former New York nursing home magnate pardoned by President Donald Trump is set for release from prison in Arkansas after a ...

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