prison sentences

The latest news on prison sentences

May 23, 2013

A select committee in 1993 found there were no live prisoners in Southeast Asia.

Dec 3, 2012

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — After serving a 14-year sentence for murder, no one would have expected Sarah Jane Coffman to go anywhere near the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center once she was released.

Jul 30, 2012

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An e-mail from an Illinois Department of Corrections administrator ordered wardens at 10 prisons to conduct "mass shakedowns" of staff as they left work last week.

Jul 12, 2012

Inmates pedal stationary bicycles to power lights in a nearby town in exchange for reduced sentences.

Jun 19, 2012

Assange's request comes after the British Supreme Court rejected his bid to block extradition to Sweden.

May 2, 2012

NEW ROADS, La. (AP) — The bad dog of the neighborhood has received a life prison sentence.

Mar 15, 2012

Former Governor of Illinois headed to jail Thursday for corruption, conspiracy.

Oct 5, 2011

Locals want to believe the authorities.

Aug 18, 2010

‘Incarceration hot spots’ inculcate a vicious brand of hopelessness.

Aug 3, 2010

Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act to make punishments for crack and cocaine more equal.

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