In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

"For Pete's Sake" coffee shop in Evanston serves more than just coffee. For owner Pete Bass, it's a mission. That mission is ...

He stayed in his cell reading books and newspapers and writing his prison diary. It contained several entries about his suicide plans. An official inquiry found the once respected GP had killed ...

Sara was placed in solitary on Jan. 25 and was told that her cell was being cleaned out, in anticipation of her transfer. Her mother and sister emailed prison officials, pleading for them to ...

King criticized the state's current prison expansion proposal, which he believes is financially irresponsible. He noted that the plan, which involves building a new facility in Franklin County ...

Lukasz Ciszek lives on the 12th floor of the Christabel apartment block Angry residents of a top-floor 12-storey tower block where the lift has been out of action for a month have described ...

Sara was placed in solitary on Jan. 25 and was told that her cell was being cleaned out, in anticipation of her transfer. Her mother and sister emailed prison officials, pleading for them to ...

Angry residents of a top-floor 12-storey tower block where the lift has been out of action for a month have described feeling "imprisoned" in their own flats. People at the Christabel tower block in ...

A slate of proposed legislation addressing public safety was filed Thursday by State Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, who blamed the state for its high crime and incarceration rates. The bills he ...