House Bill 1362, a bill that would find any undocumented immigrant who is arrested or apprehended for a criminal law guilty ...

A former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. A federal judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison.

Idaho ’s governor signed into law a bill Wednesday making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Joan ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

The author said her legislation would allow prisons to continue what they have probably been doing all along but would codify privacy and safety protections for inmates and others.

A bill that just passed the Oklahoma House floor would require convicted child sex offenders to be chemically castrated before they're eligible for parole.

Twenty-three inmates have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing of a man convicted in the killing of Jam Master Jay.

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that ...

When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and ...

A career night for the Oklahoma State senior guard included more than a couple clutch shots like that one, which came late in the second half and helped the Cowboys close out a 104-95 win over ...

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards has stretched into a third week, prompting officials to start firing workers ...