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›

ON ELECTING PROSECUTORS, FOLLOW FLORIDA'S LEAD

Prosecutors can institute prebooking diversion programs that move low-level offenders away from the criminal justice system and into community-based services... READ MORE›

'I ATE ... HUMANS' SAYS FLORIDA TEEN ACCUSED IN FACE-BITING, KILLINGS

The state is expected to seek two counts of first-degree murder against Harrouff, if he is indicted by a grand jury... READ MORE›

52 SHOT DEAD IN 72 HOURS IN THE WORLD'S NEW MURDER CAPITAL

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Over three nightmarish days with the police on the streets of San Salvador, MailOnline saw them respond to 52 murders... READ MORE›

THE TAMIR RICE CASE SHOWS HOW PROSECUTORS TWIST GRAND JURIES TO PROTECT POLICE

If prosecutors believed she was killed, then they should have presented those charges to the grand jury... 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›

DECADES IN JAIL FOR ANOTHER MANS CRIME

Robert Jones was accused of being behind a crime spree of rape, robbery and then the murder of holidaymaker Julie Stott in New Orleans in 1992... READ MORE›

JOHN LOWE GUILTY OF FARNHAM PUPPY FARM MURDERS

John Lowe, 82, from Farnham, denied the murders and a firearms charge, claiming the deaths of Christine Lee, and Lucy Lee were a terrible accident ... READ MORE›

SOLDIER ACCUSED OF AUSTRIA GIRL RAPE

The soldier, who has not been named, was arrested on 29 November in Tyrol where he was taking part in mountain military exercises... 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›

PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›

BRITON GUILTY OF PARIS BATHTUB MURDER

Ian Griffin, 45, from Cheshire, was arrested in June 2009, after Kinga Legg was found dead in their 1,000-a-night room at the five-star Hotel Le Bristol... READ MORE›

BREAKING BAD FAN GUILTY OF DARK WEB RICIN PLOT

The court heard Ali had made a to-do list on his computer which included the entries paid ricin guy and get pet to murder ... READ MORE›

THAILAND BACKPACKER MURDERS VICTIM'S FATHER WEEPS AT PHOTOS

A forensic police officer told the trial of the severe injuries Miss Witheridge suffered and evidence she had been raped... READ MORE›

BRITISH BANKER RURIK JUTTING TORTURED VICTIM FOR THREE DAYS, COURT TOLD

Trial of financier accused of two murders hears he lured women to his Hong Kong flat before using knives to kill them... READ MORE›

Her ruling represented a victory for South African prosecutors who had suffered setbacks in two high-profile trials... READ MORE›

PCS CHARGED OVER MURDERED MAN PROBE

Kicked 'like a football' The four will face charges of misconduct in public office at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 14 January... READ MORE›

QLD 'GAY PANIC' DEFENCE TO BE SCRAPPED

Under current Queensland legislation, accused murderers can use unwanted sexual advances as a partial defence... 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›

FREDDIE GRAY JURY DELIBERATES THIRD DAY IN BALTIMORE

Officer William Porter, 26, could face 25 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter, assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment... READ MORE›

'A SHOCKING MISTAKE': LEGAL EXPERTS CALL VADER MURDER CONVICTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Beresh was referring to Section 230 of the Criminal Code, which was struck down in 1990 by the Supreme Court of Canada... 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›

MELBOURNE MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN IN LAKE CRASH

She also pleaded guilty to the attempted to murder of her six-year-old daughter on the same day, April 8, 2015... READ MORE›

NO MURDER CHARGE FOR ISRAELI SOLDIER IN SHOOTING DEATH

Military prosecutors said on Thursday the Israeli soldier opened fire with intent and with no operational need in Fattah's killing, Israeli radio reported... READ MORE›

JUDGE THROWS OUT CASE BECAUSE OF UNRELIABLE EVIDENCE

Judge Traverso told the court It is crucial for the state to prove that Mr Dewani entered into an agreement with Zola Tongo the taxi driver... READ MORE›

FINALLY, AFGHANISTAN IS TRYING TO PENETRATE AND PURGE HIGH-LEVEL CORRUPTION

Abdulhai Jurat, a former military prosecutor accused of bribery, stands in the dock surrounded by police at his trial in the new Anti-Corruption Justice Center... READ MORE›

EX-FAMU BAND MEMBER CONVICTED IN HAZING DEATH

EDT October 31, 2014 Dante Martin was convicted Friday of manslaughter and felony hazing in the death of Florida A M drum major Robert Champion... READ MORE›

'IF YOU SCREAM...': HONG KONG COURT HEARS CHILLING JUTTING TORTURE VIDEO

British banker Rurik Jutting L in a prison van before a court apperance in 2014... READ MORE›

ACCUSED IN WINNIPEG TEEN'S DEATH WAS ON PROBATION AT TIME OF WEEKEND ARREST

There's no excuse for you assaulting a 16-year-old boy, Wiebe told Bell-Wright at the sentencing hearing last summer... READ MORE›

CHILD ABDUCTION AND MURDER DATA PAINT CHILLING NEW PORTRAIT

Child abduction and murder data paint chilling new portrait... READ MORE›