District Attorney General Thomas Dean announced that a criminal court judge passed down "one of the longest prison sentences ...

A proposal championed by Utah's House speaker would significantly revamp the state's Sentencing Commission, removing defense attorneys and replacing them with prosecutors and police.

A Missouri man fighting a calculation that could keep him in state prison for more than 40 years on a 23-year sentence lost ...

Provo, in Salt Lake City, national and state leaders came together on Tuesday night to discuss the most effective approaches to crime — and whether that means decreasing sentencing lengths.

Convicted criminals won’t be able to use references from family and friends to get more lenient sentences in NSW, but more widespread change could be hard.

After an appeals court reduced his charges, Randy Ray Gutierrez received two 75-year sentences for sexually assaulting an ...

A member of Colorado's second-highest court argued on Thursday that a defendant stands wrongfully sentenced under the state's ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. A lot ...

A Douglas County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Lawrence man to more than 12 years in prison for rape and aggravated criminal ...

The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of February 2, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas— Joshua Lee Sanchez was ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024 triggered huge public protests calling for his ouster.

Yesterday’s majority opinion by Brett Kavanaugh in Ellingburg v. United States well may be the shortest of the term – less ...