Saying existing law does not provide adequate and independent oversight of the Florida’s Department of Corrections (FDC), two ...

The bill says the legislation is necessary “to create an independent entity as a unit of the legislative branch of state ...

Without Florida, the national execution rate would be like an average year, with fewer than 30 executions across the country.

From the deaths and burning of two children to a teen who killed her mom's fiancé, these crime stories shocked the Pensacola community in 2025.

NIANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — Following an investigative report conducted by Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT), the organization is calling for immediate action to prevent ongoing alleged sexual assault ...

Officials say 47-year-old Stephen Wayne Newell died on December 24, 2025, at the Snake River Correction Institution in Ontario. He was in the infirmary on hospice care. “As with all in-custody deaths, ...

A 23-year-old inmate died in a Maryland prison on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to State Police. Troopers were notified about the death around 8 p.m. after inmate Deon Smith, 23, was found dead inside ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of conceptual and performance artist Lowell Darling measure 4.6 linear feet and 6.32 GB and date from 1945 to 2012. The collection ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation ...

LOWELL — A Lowell woman convicted in a fatal 2018 road-rage shooting has been arrested once again, continuing a string of legal troubles since her release from prison. Graciela Paulino, 28, was ...

A four-year investigation into sexual abuse at York Correctional Institution found that the Department of Correction failed to protect women in custody with mental illness from sexual abuse by ...

BOSTON (AP) — Ben Defty scored 18 points as Boston University beat UMass-Lowell 88-76 on Sunday. Defty shot 6 of 7 from the field and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Terriers (5-8). Sam Hughes ...