In the wake of the Pope’s prison visit Dec. 26, the Register spoke with Catholic prison-ministry workers around the United ...

Randall Balmer At a campaign event in Winston-Salem on the eve of the 1976 North Carolina Democratic primary, a voter asked then-candidate Jimmy Carter whether he was a “born again” Christian. Carter, ...

In 1996, Aquilia Barnette randomly selected a lone motorist in Charlotte, North Carolina, by waiting at ... death sentence under the Violence Against Women Act. Another of Monday’s commutations ...

At age 15, Shelton Crockett was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in connection with the kidnapping, rape and death of Tracy Lynne Brockway.

An Independent Women study released Thursday highlights the dangers of housing biological male felons who identify as females ...

Cosmetology students at Nevada’s Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center turned the tassels on their graduation caps after walking the stage Monday.

Andrew Dys [email protected] Convicted former Chester County Sheriff George Alexander “Big A” Underwood has been moved from a Kentucky prison to North Carolina halfway house in preparation ...

We have pieced together accounts from multiple reliable sources to build a picture of everyday life for Nasim and other women, who are currently being held in Evin prison. Many were among the tens ...

A York County judge sentenced two Rock Hill sisters to probation without any prison time after their 99-year-old mother died from severe neglect, resulting in bedsores and malnutrition. Judge Dan Hall ...

A prison cosmetology program that allows inmates to learn job skills they can use when released is now expanding.The program saw great success at the Mabel Bas ...

(KGET) — The parents of a man who was serving a life sentence for murder when he was stabbed to death have filed a lawsuit against North Kern State Prison, alleging prison staff ignored his ...

Generate Key Takeaways COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family received lengthy prison terms on Friday for their roles in the ...