Jesse Butler, who comes from a prominent family, pleaded no contest to rape, attempted rape and strangulation assault among ...

A plea deal had brought a 25-year sentence for aggravated manslaughter, three years for witness tampering to Zahire Williams of Burlington City.

"People do have a right to celebrate a guilty verdict," said activist Katherin Hervey. "However, our calls for extremely hard sentencing are really just doing more violence." ...

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An Avenal State Prison inmate already serving multiple life sentences at a Long Beach, California, prison for murder and ...

Lengthy prison sentences handed down to members of an organised crime gang who plotted to bring a large amount of cocaine to the Isle of Man shows the "harsh reality of being caught", police have said ...

A 39-year-old man already serving multiple life sentences for murder has been arrested in connection with three additional killings in Long Beach dating back nearly two decades, police announced ...