The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 ...

A reformatory’s redevelopment into housing in Virginia has become a guiding example for cities across the United States. Read ...

Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including ...

A judge sentenced 36-year-old Joshua Decker of Portland on Tuesday to 12 years in prison followed by supervised release for life. Also read: Maine sex ... the out-of-state 16-year-old victim ...

Dechaine was denied a request for a new trial based on new DNA evidence after spending 36 years in prison for the murder of ...

The Maine State ... prison sentence of his plea deal. Maney says she was not notified of his release. Thorpe was released in Bangor in February. April is when he met Virginia Cookson, a 39-year ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paid nearly $1 million to settle a sexual misconduct case brought by one of the employees at his anti-vax nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense. The woman who accused Kennedy was ...

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

Also, China’s State Administration ... there’s an old saying in soccer, in English football: It’s the hope that kills you,” said Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s Morning Joe Tuesday. “I suspect they have a ...

Rita Mayfield, D-Gurnee, introduced a measure that would allow people convicted of crimes to serve their sentences in "community-based settings" rather than in prison. Mayfield said ... Delaware, ...