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Bowe Bergdahl Will Reportedly Plead Guilty for Deserting His Post
The soldier and 'Serial' subject could spend life behind bars.
Oregon to Make Heroin and Coke Possession a Misdemeanor
If Governor Kate Brown signs the approved bill into law, it would give first-time offenders with small amounts of drugs less jail time and lower fines.
I Got Out of Prison After 11 Years and Now They Want Me Back
Robert Woodall’s release from prison, where he did time for injuring someone with a gun in a drunken brawl, may get reversed in an actual nightmare.
Even Conservatives Know Jeff Sessions Won't Win the War on Drugs
Donald Trump's attorney general just told prosecutors to go hard on mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders. It's a stupid idea that won't work.
The Teen Who Livestreamed Her Friend's Rape Got Nine Months in Prison
Marina Lonina had initially been charged with rape after filming her 17-year-old friend being assaulted, but ended up pleading guilty to just one count of obstructing justice.
Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Has Been Sentenced to Death
Roof showed no emotion as the judge read out the decision on Tuesday.
Apparently Judges Are Jerks When They're Tired, Too
A new study suggests that sleep deprivation can affect the length of sentences they pass down.
Man Gets 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at George Zimmerman's Car
Matthew Apperson claimed he was acting in self-defense when he pulled a gun on the notorious former neighborhood watchman during a road rage incident last year.
News of Zealand: Prisoners Are Being Jailed too Long and Wow, That Was a Rainy Weekend
Plus, a hairdresser, fashion designer and gang member are charged with running a cocaine ring in Auckland.
High School Student Charged with Rape Avoids Jail Time So He Can Attend College
A Massachusetts high school student and athlete charged with sexually assaulting two unconscious female students was handed a sentence of two years probation and no conviction for two years.
Student Who Raped Drunk Woman He Was Pretending to Help to Serve No Prison Time
On Wednesday, a Colorado judge ruled that Austin Wilkerson, convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated student in 2014, would not have to serve prison time. Elements of his case share similarities with that of Stanford rapist Brock Turner.
Another College Rapist Is Avoiding Prison Time
Austin James Wilkerson raped a "half-conscious" woman after pretending he was going to look after the "fucking bitch," as he later described her. Somehow, he's avoiding prison.