US JUDGE RECEIVES 28-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR HIS ROLE IN KIDS-FOR-CASH KICKBACKS

Ciavarella Jnr filled the beds of the private prisons with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted minor crimes... READ MORE›

GERMAN ETHICS COUNCIL CALLS FOR INCEST BETWEEN SIBLINGS TO BE LEGALISED BY GOVERNMENT

In a statement outlining its recommendations, the Ethics Council said the law against incest put couples in a tragic situation ... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON THE PRISON CRISIS

Obama explained that people who commit violent crimes are not the reason for the exploding federal prison population over the last few decades... READ MORE›

'SCANDALOUS' RELEASE OF POLICE KILLER

London evening standard theresa may says life should mean life amid backlash over release of police killer harry roberts 2 hrs ago... READ MORE›

SWEDEN CHARGES 5 TEENAGE REFUGEES WITH BEATING GANG-RAPING BOY FOR OVER AN HOUR

One said that he was not present during the assault, while two more admitted that they were, but claimed that their actions did not constitute rape... READ MORE›

JAMES HOLMES SPARED DEATH PENALTY FOR US CINEMA KILLINGS

Profile Aurora gunman James Holmes In July, Holmes was convicted on 165 counts of murder, attempted murder and an explosives charge over the shootings in Aurora, Colorado... READ MORE›

FORMER BLACK PANTHER FREED AFTER 43 YEARS IN US PRISON

An US man kept in solitary confinement for 43 years has been released after his murder conviction was overturned on appeal... READ MORE›

BALTIMORE GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX OFFICERS IN FREDDIE GRAY'S DEATH

Rice, a lieutenant who initiated a chase with Gray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment... READ MORE›

UNPRECEDENTED SEX HARASSMENT IN HELSINKI AT NEW YEAR, FINNISH POLICE REPORT

Three sexual assaults allegedly took place at Helsinki's central railway station on New Year's Eve, where around 1,000 mostly Iraqi asylum seekers had converged... READ MORE›

NEW YORK PRISON WORKER CHARGED WITH HELPING FUGITIVES

A New York state prison worker who police say provided tool parts to help two convicted murderers escape has been arrested... READ MORE›

SEX OFFENCES ON TRAINS AND STATIONS REACH RECORD LEVEL

The number of recorded sexual offences on trains and at stations has risen 25 percent to a record level, British Transport Police figures suggest... READ MORE›

SEARCH FOR HMP WANDSWORTH PRISONER RELEASED BY MISTAKE

Police are hunting for Ryan Byrne 34 who was released in error from Wandsworth Prison... READ MORE›

JUDGE ORDERS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER TO PAY $100M TO VICTIMS

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole denied the motion for a new trial Friday... READ MORE›

JUDGE AARON PERSKY UNDER FIRE FOR SENTENCING IN STANFORD RAPE CASE

Threatening phone calls have flooded into the Santa Clara County Superior Court since then, said Gary Goodman, a supervising attorney for the county public defender's office... READ MORE›

CHINA RANKS LAST OF 65 NATIONS IN INTERNET FREEDOM

BEIJING -- China ranks last in the world for openness among countries studied in a new report on Internet freedom by a prominent American pro-democracy group... READ MORE›

'YOU KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG': 12 GIRLS RESCUED FROM PENNSYLVANIA MAN'S HOUSE

Ted Krimmel of the Lower Southampton police department said authorities waited until dawn so they would be able to search the property in daylight... READ MORE›

IRAQI REFUGEE DETAINED IN GERMANY OVER RAPE & ABUSE OF 2 CHINESE STUDENTS

Police are trying to determine if he has committed other crimes, seeking tip-offs from other Iraqi refugees, Die Welt reported... READ MORE›

ESCAPED NZ MURDERER FOUND IN BRAZIL

New Zealand Police Detective Superintendent Mike Pannett said in a press conference on Thursday that it was a relief to have Smith back in custody... READ MORE›

BRITAIN ACCUSES SPAIN OF 'VIOLATING ITS SOVEREIGNTY' AS POLICE CHASE DRUG TRAFFICKERS INTO GIBRALTAR'S WATERS

Video Britain accuses Spain of 'violating its sovereignty' as police chase drug traffickers into Gibraltar's waters... READ MORE›

B.C. GOVERNMENT APPEALING TO AMAZON TO STOP SELLING PICKTON

As well, former Saskatchewan minister Colin Thatcher wrote his account of the circumstances that saw him convicted in 1984 for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson... READ MORE›

COLOGNE VIOLENCE SUSPECTS INCLUDE ASYLUM SEEKERS

Three were related to sexual assaults, but police had no names linked to them... READ MORE›

Watenpaugh is being held in Shasta County Jail, Redding, on charges of animal cruelty, domestic violence, false imprisonment and stalking... READ MORE›

SHOULD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BE SPECIFIC CRIMINAL OFFENCE, ASKS LAW COMMISSION?

Should domestic violence be specific criminal offence asks law commission?... READ MORE›

WOMAN GETS 'GAG LAW' FINE FOR FACEBOOK PHOTO OF POLICE CAR IN DISABLED SPACE IN SPAIN

Woman gets gag law fine for facebook photo of police car in disabled space in spain... READ MORE›

2 TEENS ARRESTED IN ATTACK ON MARINE AT D.C. MCDONALDS

Christopher Marquez, a Bronze Star recipient, who served in the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2011, told police he was assaulted while eating at a McDonald's... READ MORE›

2 OTHER PEOPLE ALSO FACING CHARGES, OTTAWA POLICE SAY

Ottawa police have issued a warrant for a 19-year-old man on charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault following a stabbing on Spruce Street last week... READ MORE›

6 ANTI-MUSLIM INCIDENTS IN ONTARIO SINCE PARIS ATTACKS

There has been an uptick in reported hate crimes targeting Muslims and others in Ontario since ISIS took responsibility for the Paris attacks last week... READ MORE›

AMANDA KNOX CONVICTION BASED ON POOR CASE

Knox and Sollecito had served nearly four years in Italian prison after a first, lower court conviction by a Perugia court... READ MORE›

POST CORRESPONDENT JASON REZAIAN SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM IN IRAN

But in announcing a conviction in October, Iranian authorities did not provide any details of the verdict... READ MORE›

'SIX MONTHS? REALLY?': LEGAL EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON SENTENCE IN STANFORD SEX ASSAULT CASE

Nancy Brewer, a retired assistant public defender with Santa Clara County, said that Persky is widely regarded as a competent, thoughtful and intelligent judge... READ MORE›