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A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his daughter.

Los Angeles-based photographer Alyse Emdur’s ongoing project Prison Landscapes sources images from visiting rooms of U.S. prisons to offer a rare and powerful window into the world of incarceration. The inspiration behind the project dates back to 2005 when she came across a photo of her visiting her brother in a state prison at age five. The project pairs portraits of inmates in front of prisoner-painted backdrops—photos that have been sent to her through years of correspondence with inmate...

Private Ryan star Tom Sizemore has died at the age of 61 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Gianforte celebrated the passage of one of his legislative goals, what he calls the largest tax cut in state history.

Just tell us - whats your why? ♪ one day after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife and son, alex murdaugh is heading to state prison for the rest of his life. the judge chastising the

A new Prison Policy Initiative report shows the overrepresentation of Native Americans and Alaska Natives in state prison systems.

Way to overrun this. life in prison. consecutive life sentences from the judge. >> dana: he showed grace and dignity and i think had the nation riveted listening to him decide -- well, his thought process before he announced. he also gave paul murdaugh another opportunity to talk but twice during this past 25 minutes paul murdaugh said im innocent and i would never hurt my wife or my child. in the trial when he testified he said i would never intentionally hurt them. that language had changed a ...

So soon shortly any minute now we are expecting to possibly hear something from them. this morning, lindsey, i was around the back of the courthouse. thats where murdaugh comes in every morning. today was different than the other days. when he arrived he was not in plain clothes. he can continue to say he is innocent. in the eyes of the state, of this juror, he is a convicted murderer and when he arrived to the courthouse he was dressed like one. he was in a tan jumpsuit. his hands were shackled...

A corrections officer was held hostage by an inmate. Anothers face was slashed by an inmate. Records show about two dozen assaults on officers at the new Utah prison.

Gianforte celebrated the passage of one of his legislative goals, what he calls the largest tax cut in state history.