Massachusetts

Case could determine the fate of thousands of people convicted of drug crimes based on tainted evidence

A new bill would prevent the solitary confinement of mentally ill inmates for more than 30 days

At least 1,000 people will be summoned and asked to fill out questionnaires for jury in trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins told the Boston Herald there have been "no problems, no complaints"

A correctional officer was the first on the scene when a car rolled, hit a tree and caught on fire

Rockingham County House of Corrections study is critical of the jail's management

Suit claims that two Knox County Jail corrections officers were deliberately indifferent to a man who later attempted suicide by hanging himself five years ago

Similar cases have popped up elsewhere, illustrating the challenges of prosecuting a twin

Drug blocks receptors in the brain, reducing cravings and barring users from getting high for about 25 days

Say sex offender could 'understand and control his sexual behavior' and that 'treatment has ... taught him a lot"

Nathan Pimental and LisaAnn Carroll smile a lot when they talk about their new jobs

Probation commissioner, two deputies are accused of running a rigged hiring process within the Probation Department