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Massachusetts gangster Paul J DeCologero was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to an assault charge

The convicted man shed tears at his sentencing hearing where he was given 20 years for the slaying of a teenager while tubing on a river

The United States and Russia have made their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

Dancehall musician has been in prison for over a decade

Federal inmate sentenced to over four years for the murder of James 'Whitey' Bulger in prison raises questions about prison safety and justice.

A prisoner swap organized by the Biden administration got the release of three Americans and one U.S. green card holder Thursday from Russia.

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

One prisoner has spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him