Idaho is set to execute a death row inmate after nearly half a century behind bars

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene…

Inmates were locked in cells during April fire that injured 20 at NYC’s Rikers Island, report finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their…

The head of Arkansas’ Board of Corrections says he’s staying despite governor’s call for resignation

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday called for the head…

Man convicted in second trial of killing fellow inmate during 2017 Nebraska prison riot

WILBER, Neb. (AP) — Following a mistrial in 2018, a Gage County man has been convicted…

Judge questions whether legal cases cited by Michael Cohen’s lawyer actually exist

A lawyer for Michael Cohen, the fixer-turned-foe of former President Donald Trump, appears to have cited…

Deputy on traffic stop in Maine escapes injury when cruiser hit by drunken driver

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Maine narrowly escaped injury when a drunken…

Bullets scattered on Rhode Island roadway after wild pursuit of vehicle laden with ammo

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Law enforcement officials brought more than 100 counts against a Florida…

West Virginia prison inmate indicted on murder charge in missing daughter’s death

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for…

Several former correctional officers indicted after death of man in West Virginia jail

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five former correctional officers in West Virginia were indicted by a federal…

13-year-old Texas boy sentenced to prison for murder in fatal shooting at a Sonic Drive-In

DALLAS (AP) — A 13-year-old Texas boy convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a…