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He went to prison for raping a child — days later, an inmate killed him Agustin Duran, a convicted child molester, had a good chance of spending the rest of his life behind bars. The 66-year-old had recently been convicted of lewd and lascivious acts with a child...

Winslow Jr. facing three rape charges spanning 15 years Winslow was arrested last month on nine charges and faces a life in prison.  July 12, 2018 SAN DIEGO, California - Kellen Winslow II, a former NFL tight end, was arraigned on Thursday on a new cha...

How the families of inmates are forced to pay exorbitant rates for phone calls By Michael Alwill - July 5, 2018 For every 1,000 people in the United States about 7 of them are in prison, which means the United States has an incarceration rate higher than Russia, ...

Grace Pauline Kelley, 22, was sentenced for violating probation. June 28, 2018 Grace Pauline Kelley, the daughter of country music singer Wynonna Judd, was sentenced to eight years for violating probation on drug charges. A West Tennessee State Penitentiary rep c...

Manhunt underway after helicopter springs notorious criminal from French prison In this photo dated Nov. 22, 2010, notorious French criminal Redoine Faid poses prior to an interview with French all-news TV channel, LCI, as he was promoting his book, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Par...

Pickleball, a variation of tennis, badminton and table tennis, is growing more popular by the day. So much so that a Chicago-area jail has introduced it to its inmates.  (Photo: Guy Rhodes, USA TODAY Sports) Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY June 27, 201...

Judge Orders Paul Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, arrived for a hearing in federal court in Washington on Friday. Credit Erin Schaff for The New York Times By Sharon LaFraniere ...

By Innocence Staff After a reinvestigation by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office, today a district court judge dismissed the indictment and ordered the release of Malcolm Alexander who wrongly served nearly 38 years for a rape that DNA evidence proves he didn’t...

By Douglas Montero After nearly 40 years behind bars, a Bronx man shouted cries of joy yesterday as a judge vacated his conviction for the murder of an 8-year-old girl he says he didn’t commit. In a surprise ruling yesterday, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Seth Marv...