The mother of a man who died nearly two years ago while incarcerated at Rockview state prison filed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged the finding he died by suicide.

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

A co-owner of a downtown State College cheesesteak shop was sentenced on Friday to a term of 15 to 30 years in state prison ...

Assistant DA says “slap on the wrist” carjacking sentence in Philly put 25-year-old defendant back on streets too soon.

As more than a dozen of the homeowners he swindled confronted him in court, calling him a “scourge” on the community, the ...

It’s hard to imagine that anyone could suggest that the great state of Louisiana was soft on crime. In an America that sets ...

The hulking facility overlooking San Francisco Bay in Marin County is the oldest correctional facility in California, dating ...

WILLIAMSPORT—The suicide ruling in the 2023 death of a convicted murderer while incarcerated at the State Correctional ...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (OSV News) -- The University of Notre Dame Law School hosted for the first time a four-day event to promote ...

Following a trend of renewed state antitrust enforcement, California is contemplating an update to its antitrust laws with ...

Two men pleaded guilty to third-degree murder Tuesday after shooting and killing another man in front of his then 6-year-old ...

Judges showed some frustration this week with how the Trump administration has been defending itself in court.