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.

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"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." ...

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

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 ...

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 ...