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A 55-year-old Mississippi woman is in jail after authorities say she barricaded her husband in a room and then set their house on fire

A New Mexico man who had been watching TV’s “The Walking Dead” told authorities he fatally beat his friend before he could become a zombie

The reforms give officers more options to help offenders stay on the right track, rather than simply punishing them when they break the law

Charles R. Cole was arrested Friday in the death of 76-year-old Betty Cole

A teen charged with stabbing 20 fellow students and a security guard at his Pennsylvania high school is hoping a judge will set bail now that he’s been moved from a juvenile detention center to the county jail

An informant says Stephanie Lewis brought the inmate marijuana every week in exchange for her to be able to purchase several items at one store and a credit line at another

Law enforcement leaders must accept the fact that there is — and always will be — a disparity between public perception and the actual facts surrounding a high-profile incident

Although support for capital punishment continues, states are struggling to find a legal means to carry it out

Danny Leroy Hammond, 50, was accused of locking up his wife after she said she wanted to end their 12-year marriage

Greig, 64, already is serving an eight-year sentence for conspiracy to harbor a fugitive