Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time.

Lane County’s deflection program has deflected more than 170 people away from the courts so far. But many of its clients could still end up facing criminal charges.

A New York judge has thrown a wrench into Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to allow federal immigration authorities to return to the Rikers Island jail complex, raising serious questions about whether the move ...

Jeanine Pirro, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has a far lengthier public history of controversial comments than her predecessor, Ed Martin, whose nomination failed last month in ...

Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their ...

The suspect, Vance Boelter, surrendered to police Sunday after they found him in the woods near his home following a massive ...

The 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail in an escape straight out of Hollywood. Now, two escapees are still on the run 30 days into the search.

Türkiye’s systematic failure to comply with its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention” or “the ECHR”), implement the binding judgments of the European Court of ...

What to know about man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, resulting in one couple dying.

As tensions rise after Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites, Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Iran of plotting against ...

The Shelby County Division of Corrections will take over the center after the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it could no longer operate it.

Two Texas House members from Tarrant County — a Democrat and a Republican — filed bills in response to outcry over deaths in ...