An Ohio judge has sentenced a Cleveland woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket in North Olmst

A Bloomsburg University student died in 2022 after snorting cocaine containing fentanyl. Two other victims had overdosed but were revived.

A teenager serving a life sentence for murdering a man has died in prison. Jordan Tams, 18, died at HMP Deerbolt in Barnard Castle on 18 October, the Prison Service said.

Tou Thao, one of the four fired Minneapolis police officers convicted in George Floyd’s killing during an arrest nearly 5½ years ago, is scheduled to be released from prison next week. Thao, 39, was convicted in state and federal courts for his role in connection with the murder of Floyd on May 25,

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' sweeping plan for overhauling the state's aging prison system is moving forward with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns were not being addressed.

Imoleayo Samuel Aina harassed Jack Sullivan over Instagram until Sullivan, overcome by dread and shame, walked in front of a SEPTA train.

Jimmy Mercedes, 41, of Paterson, received two state prison sentences on Tuesday — 40 years with 37.5 years of parole ineligibility and 10 years with five years of parole ineligibility, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The sentences will be served consecutively.

A 31-year-old Aurora man who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child has been sentenced to 40 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Investigators said he had "thousands of sexually explicit images and videos" of children,