Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

From public floggings to iron maidens, medieval justice was about pain, spectacle, and fear. Here's what happened when you broke the law back then.

DECATUR — Gregory L. Griffin Jr., who beat his sister’s boyfriend so severely the victim suffered fractured bones in his ...

A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a burglary and a fatal crash. The Grimes County District ...

Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl. The woman ...

Finally, Nigeria must not stand alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) offer guidelines for trauma-informed justice reform.

Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr., 53, tackled an armed carjacker and let him go after discovering he was just a kid - only to watch in ...

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to a year in prison by a Spanish court for tax evasion – but he will not ...

Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Garden County Sheriff’s Deputy following an investigation into a report of sexual assault.

The man was allegedly operating an unlicensed motorcycle and then punched an officer before they went to the ground.

A school principal and an attendant have been arrested in India after allegations that female students were stripped naked to ...

English-born John Lawson was a newcomer to North America. Almost immediately upon arriving, he set out on foot from ...