A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid for compassionate release from a man serving a life sentence for a pair of ...

DENVER – The judge who presided over the trial and original sentence for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos in the deadly I-70 truck driving crash criticized Gov. Jared Polis in an order Tuesday for commuting the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, in two separate cases on Thursday, ruled against convicted individuals seeking to reduce their prison sentences. The high court rul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the Laramie County District Court “abused its discretion” by declining to ...

A proposed bill aims to give individuals serving lengthy prison sentences an opportunity to reduce their sentence. Under House Bill 724, the Second Chance Act, those who have served at least 20 years ...

BALTIMORE — Despite documented problems with the evidence against him and an earlier request from prosecutors to clear his record, Adnan Syed will remain a convicted murderer, according to court ...

Adnan Syed wants to remain free while the courts reconsider vacating his murder conviction. The Maryland Office of the Public Defender and the University of Baltimore Law School’s Innocence Project ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that judges cannot order the early release of prisoners on the grounds that they ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage ...