prison sentences

Supreme Court Weighs Juvenile Life Sentences

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - November 11, 2009

Should juvenile offenders face life behind bars? more >>

Supreme Court Should Listen to Alan Simpson on Juvenile Sentencing

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - November 11, 2009

A bit of context for the Supreme Court hearings. more >>

How Should the U.S. Respond to North Korea?

Opinion - June 9, 2009

The North Korean regime sentences two American journalists to 12 years of hard labor. more >>

Iran Holds Aid Worker Silva Harotonian on Espionage Charges

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - May 29, 2009

The State Department asserts the charges are without merit. more >>

James Webb Shows Leadership Regarding Prison Reform

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - January 2, 2009

The senator from Virginia does the right thing. more >>

The Moss Man of Cedar Creek

By Leslie Fink - Science - October 31, 2008

With time on their hands and a desire to help, inmates learn to grow endangered forest plants. more >>

Abramoff Sentences Looming?

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - August 26, 2008

Buzz in Washington says the long-awaited Jack Abramoff sentences might finally be coming down. more >>

Man Guts Home, Gets Jail Sentence

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - June 26, 2008

Ex-mortgage broker gets jail time after stripping his home of a Jacuzzi and other items. more >>

Feds: Crooked Executive Didn't Kill Himself

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - June 18, 2008

Investigators consider hedge fund founder Israel a fugitive. more >>

Boy Band Mogul Sings the Blues

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 28, 2008

Creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync gets 25-year sentence. more >>

Wesley Snipes, Not Dangerous?

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 23, 2008

Judge rules the actor presents no "danger of any kind"—unlike the action heroes he's played on screen. more >>

Nicholas Daniloff's Exclusive Story; Thirteen Days in a KGB Prison

Nation & World - May 16, 2008

This story originally appeared in the October 13, 1986, issue of U.S.News & World Report. more >>

Former Financial Adviser Gets 87 Months

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 13, 2008

Man solicited investments from seniors and used proceeds for cars, gambling, and nightclubs. more >>

A White-Collar Sentence of 330 Years

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 7, 2008

Fraudster gets an apparently unprecedented term. more >>

The Death Penalty May Resume on Tuesday

Nation & World - May 5, 2008

William Earl Lynd, 53, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday at 7 p.m. more >>

The Biggest Threat to American Freedom

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - May 5, 2008

A new reports says it's racial disparities, not counterterrorism. more >>

Foreign-Exchange 'Guru' Gets Nine-Year Term

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 2, 2008

He is called the mastermind of a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of $11 million. more >>

Movie Stars Can't Save Wesley Snipes From Prison

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 25, 2008

Denzel Washington, Woody Harrelson, and two TV judges wrote letters in support. more >>

Former Newark Mayor Is Convicted

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 17, 2008

Sharpe James is found guilty in a fraudulent property scheme. more >>

What's Different About Israel's Tough Sentence?

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 16, 2008

Unlike other high-profile corporate convicts, the hedge fund cofounder pleaded guilty. more >>

20-Year Sentence for Hedge Fund Cofounder

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 15, 2008

Samuel Israel of the Bayou Group is ordered to turn over $300 million. more >>

Longer Sentences for White-Collar Offenders

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 10, 2008

Study says corporate criminals get more time in a post-Sarbanes-Oxley world. more >>

Ex-NYMEX Board Member Gets Five Months

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 9, 2008

Former director pleads guilty to fraud and tampering with evidence. more >>

Big Sentence for Medicare Fraudster

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 3, 2008

The perpetrator of the program's largest individual fraud ever gets 10 years. more >>

Ex-U.N. Official Gets 8 years in the Cooler