Corrections News Reports

3 plead guilty in hate crime, grand jury meets - 09/10/2012
A federal grand jury in Mississippi met recently to consider more hate-crime charges in the death of a black man who was run over by a white teenager, a person familiar with the case told The Associated ... Full story
Girl, 10, charged with manslaughter in Maine - 09/04/2012
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Tennis referee arrives in LA to face murder charge - 08/27/2012
A professional tennis referee has arrived in Los Angeles from New York to face a charge that she killed her 80-year-old husband with a coffee mug, as police revealed details on why they didn't believe ... Full story
Prison time given to inmate for deadly assault - 08/09/2012
Prison time given to inmate for deadly assault John Anthony Kasianczuk is seen in a Graterford, Pa., courtroom Monday. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his brutal assault of a fellow inmate. (Image Montgomery News)... Full story
Jurors to hear openings in Peterson trial - 08/02/2012
Jurors to hear openings in Peterson trial

This 2009 file booking photo shows Drew Peterson in Chicago. Opening statements began Tuesday in the much-anticipated trial of 58-year-old Peterson, who was charged with the murder of his third wife ... Full story

COs say Holmes wants to know how Batman movie ends - 07/26/2012
COs say Holmes wants to know how Batman movie ends

James Holmes appears in court on Monday in Centennial, Colo. Holmes is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, from a mass shooting on Friday in a movie theater that killed 12 and injured dozens. ... Full story

Texas executes its first inmate using single drug - 07/20/2012
Texas executes its first inmate using single drug  ... Full story
Brawl erupts outside Fla. courthouse - 07/12/2012
Brawl erupts outside Fla. courthouse The father of two brothers gunned down outside of a bar last year is accused of starting a courtroom brawl in Osceola County, Fla., Monday. The hearing was postponed (Image CBS)... Full story
Fort Hood shooting suspect seeks trial delay - 07/06/2012
Fort Hood shooting suspect seeks trial delay

This undated photo shows Nidal Hasan. A military judge was to decide Friday whether to further delay the trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in deadly 2009 shootings at the Fort Hood military base. ... Full story

Man gets death sentence in killing of Calif. police officer - 06/28/2012
Man gets death sentence in killing of Calif. police officer This 2010 photo shows Earl Ellis Green. He said nothing as he was sentenced to death Monday for the 2010 attack that killed 27-year-old Officer Ryan Bonaminio (AP Photo/Riverside Police Department)... Full story


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