DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing two teenage girls will remain held at…
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Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where ‘restorative justice’ has boosted safety
TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor…
Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail…
Montana Cabinet member Laurie Esau resigns a day after DUI arrest
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Labor Commissioner Laurie Esau has resigned following her arrest for allegedly…
Fugitive suspect in 1984 killing returned to Florida following arrest in California
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man arrested earlier this month in California has been returned to…
Political consultant gets 24 years for paying hitmen to kill a colleague
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague…
Songwriter, music industry entrepreneur sentenced to life in prison in girlfriend’s death
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A songwriter and music industry entrepreneur from Atlanta has been sentenced to…
South Carolina prisoner faces 2nd life sentence for using a cellphone to arrange killing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing…
What to do with Missouri’s abandoned prisons? One lawmaker has an answer
At the abandoned Central Missouri Correctional Center, the state has converted a farm portion of the…
