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The Ministry of Justice published fresh estimates on Thursday.

Keir Starmer set to put neighbourhood policing at the centre of his ‘plan for change’ on Thursday

Four men may be exonerated after decades in prison due to discredited witness testimony. County prosecutor seeks to vacate convictions based on flawed evid...

A 64-year-old medical marijuana patient from Mississauga, Ontario is facing a life sentence in a Dubai prison. According to a report from Detained in Dubai, a human rights organization with UAE civil and criminal justice specialists, Canadian carpenter Maurice Kevin O'Rourke was transiting through Dubai when he was charged with…

A California janitor wrongfully imprisoned for nearly five years on child abuse charges is suing the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for accidentally gunning down and killing a 25-year-old student who had arrived in the city just hours prior to the fatal shooting.

A convicted identity thief who posed as a certified behavioral therapist and caused developmental harm to autistic children has been sentenced to prison.

A newly released audit says Maryland has failed to properly manage contracts with private companies that provide medical and mental health care to prisoners in state-run detention facilities

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi released from Evin prison for medical treatment, highlighting challenges faced by human rights defenders in Iran.