The Iowa House has passed three bills Republicans call their “tough on crime” package. The first bill would require at least a 20-year prison sentence for repeat offenders who ...

California lawmakers are on the verge of approving legislation to trim prison sentences for repeat nonviolent felonies.Current law adds an additional year to offenders' sentences for each previous ...

The crime that landed Kevin O’Brien Allen a spot among the more than 4,100 Louisianans now serving life-without-parole sentences wasn’t a bloody one: He sold $20 in marijuana to a childhood friend.

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett City Council is weighing a sentencing enhancement for "repeat offenders," specifically targeting those committing crimes like public drug use, theft, criminal mischief and ...

A Lafayette woman was sentenced to probation after being convicted of theft for a third time. On Tuesday, a Johnson County jury convicted Jessica Lynne Konicke, 32, of theft with a prior conviction.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A repeat sex offender with convictions dating back to 2000 received a statutory maximum sentence Tuesday, federal prosecutors said. Robert Harvey, 49, has been sentenced to ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are on the verge of approving legislation to trim prison sentences for repeat nonviolent felonies. Current law adds an additional year to offenders' ...