The mother of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant, wept as she begged the judge to sentence her daughter’s killer to life in prison, asking that he not receive mercy when he showed none to Riley or the family he destroyed. Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday.
Authorities arrested three more suspects in connection with a botched human smuggling operation that resulted in the July death of an illegal immigrant from Guatemala after the man was forced to hide in the brush.
A proposed law being debated in the Caribbean island of Barbados threatens citizens with up to seven years in prison for causing "emotional distress" through online posts, leading to public protests and accusations of silencing free speech.
Two senators are demanding answers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons about why it rejected several offers from faith-based organizations looking to help convicted offenders avoid relapsing into criminal behavior.
A Florida woman who stole more than $875,000 from a church in which she served as its finance and records manager has been sentenced for her crimes.
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence of a pastor who led a double life and murdered his fiancée on their wedding day.
An Ohio woman who was wrongfully charged and convicted in 1994 of physical and sexual abuse against children in a Head Start program and then spent more than 15 years in prison before she was exonerated said she sometimes felt God wasn't with her as she waited for her redemption.
A former secretary and longtime member of a church in Louisa, Virginia, is now facing up to 280 years in prison after she was convicted Monday of 14 counts of embezzlement from the coffers of the house of worship.
In North Korea, the soul’s yearning for freedom is crushed at every turn.
A pro-life activist reporting to prison for her participation in an abortion clinic blockade is urging Americans to “elect leaders who will stand for justice” and “be the beaming light that you were called to be” as she vows to “preach that Gospel” during her incarceration.
