Before sentencing former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld to 16 months in prison Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Douglas Cole admitted he struggled with the decision. On the one hand, he said, ...

A Texas militia member on Monday received the longest sentence to date of any participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol: seven and a quarter years in prison. Guy Reffitt, 49, was the ...

Serious offenders serving longer sentences could be let out early under plans to ease the prison capacity crisis, the Justice Secretary has suggested. Criminals who have been locked up for serious ...

The appeals court on Tuesday increased the prison sentence of a man convicted of serious drug offences, from nine to 12 years. The appeal followed a request by the attorney general’s office, ...

The mogul’s lawyers say that a judge issued an excessively steep sentence for prostitution offenses after Mr. Combs was ...

Prosecutors are requesting the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., receive at least a seven-year sentence for her role in the lawmaker’s corruption and foreign influence scheme. The office of ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday bolstered a federal law aimed at enhancing sentences for repeat offenders of serious crimes. In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court backed the ...

Mary’s Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel White said at the onset of the court proceeding that McWade had been living “the life of a small-time criminal,” but the prosecutor said he would recommend ...

President Joe Biden promised he would end the federal death penalty during his campaign. Last Friday, the Supreme Court sent him a message: They're not going to do it for him. In a 6-3 ruling, the ...

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