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A list of the 10 most notorious prisons and jails in the US which include ADX in Colorado, Riker's Island, Folsom, and San Quentin.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not take up two lingering challenges to rent stabilization from New York City landlords, ending months of uncertainty after a broad challenge to the regime got tossed out at the beginning of October.

Dan Canon looks at the perils of solitary confinement

Now that Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been sentenced to death, his final destination will be in the hands of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Now that Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been sentenced to death, his final destination will be in the hands of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

We sent white, black, Hispanic and Asian testers undercover to see if they would be treated equally by LI real estate agents. Many were not.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider a challenge to rent stabilization from major landlord groups in New York, prompting a sigh of relief among tenants even as they await clarity on two other similar cases still pending. 

The public will likely learn in October if challenges to rent stabilization from landlords and trade groups will proceed before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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