The mother of a schoolboy stabbed to death by a 14-year-old has spoken of her "disgust" at learning her son's killer could apply for a reduction in his sentence after less than seven years in jail.

A woman who fatally shot her husband — a popular Carlsbad school teacher — is a step closer in her bid to cut her prison sentence by 25 years, a reduction made possible by a new state law and an ...

Mugshots of Lyle Menendez, left, and Erik Menendez, right, taken in 2023 (Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility / Wikipedia) LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday reduced the sentences ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six former Mississippi sheriff's deputies who were connected to the "Goon Squad" have all been sentenced for their involvement in ...

ST. PAUL — This week’s news that thousands of federal inmates may seek reductions in their sentences for crack crimes hasn’t gone unnoticed in Minnesota’s prisons. "The clients have not stopped ...

Michael Thompson has been in prison for 24 years, serving what his attorneys say is essentially “a death sentence.” The 69-year-old was convicted in the late 1990s following a marijuana sale that ...

HOUSTON – Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant’s collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a federal ...

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling could have his more than 24-year prison sentence reduced by as many as 10 years under a deal announced Wednesday by the Justice Department. The agreement with ...

With only hours to go before leaving office, President Donald Trump pardoned 74 people and commuted the sentences of 70 others. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...