New guidelines from the independent Sentencing Council were scheduled to come into force earlier this month but were delayed.

Bill after new guidelines for judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity before sentencing prompted claims of a “two-tier” ...

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United ...

Michael Ybarra was found guilty of three counts of second-degree criminal sexual penetration and three counts of criminal ...

In his first book, UC Riverside Professor of Philosophy Barry Lam broaches widespread criminalization and argues to return ...

Robert Crimo III skipped the hearing as prosecutors began to call witnesses and lay out evidence to the public for the first ...

The former Republican congressman criticized the judge’s sentence on social media and called on President Donald Trump to ...

A local police organization believes it was wrong to give probation to a man who broke an officer’s hand. After the incident ...

Alex Oyola-Sanchez accepted a plea deal back in February, pleading guilty to charges of manslaughter after he fatally struck ...

A Calumet City man who represented himself through his trial for attempted murder railed against the American criminal justice system during his sentencing hearing Tuesday.

Committees like the Malimath and Madhav Menon Committees have recommended statutory frameworks for sentencing. Adoption of alternative sanctions and a victim-centric approach are suggested to improve ...

Some offenders have said going prison would have been easier than complying with the requirements of the sentencing ...