The Latest Breaking News from Prison

A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead

The £4bn project was due to be finished by mid 2020s but delays mean it will not be able to head off current capacity crisis

A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker is going to federal prison for nearly five years

A former fugitive from Colorado who pleaded guilty to causing a spectacular Las Vegas Strip hotel standoff that included furniture flying from a Caesars Palace window has been sentenced to pay nearly $55,300 in restitution and to serve up to four years of prison time

A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic

Recent skirmishes between Labour and Tories have become competition to see who can appear the most hardline on crime

Judges and magistrates told to consider high prison population opting for suspended sentences instead of immediate jail terms

Several have commented on issues such as overcrowding when passing sentence in recent months

Lawyers for James T. Weiss asked a judge to give him a prison sentence of less than 27 months, arguing the bill Weiss wanted to pass would have generated at least one penny in tax revenue on each transaction on so-called sweepstakes machines.

Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands…

Many opt for ‘less stressful’ jobs at ports and airports, while senior officers say young staff quit as they don’t like to be without phones