Jail deaths charges recommended
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Twenty-eight US soldiers face possible charges over the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, the Army says.
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The deaths of two dairy workers who were asphyxiated by gases rising from a fetid stew of cow manure could have been prevented if the farmer responsible for their safety had given them the proper training and equipment, prosecutors said Monday during opening statements in a case against the farmer.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the Christopher Simmons case and consider a question that could affect 73 death-row inmates across the nation who committed their crimes before age 18: whether executing such inmates amounts to "cruel and unusual punishment," which is forbidden by the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment.
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&quot;It absolutely warrants jail time. These are criminal acts and criminal acts should receive the appropriate punishment.&quot; - Democratic Lt.
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Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
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Â· Teachers told to be wary after boys are found deadÂ· Minister seeks talks over content of online sites
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By Gary Grado, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Feb. 3--Maricopa County is poised to offer $1.3 million to settle lawsuits brought by families of two inmates who died in jail.
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LAFAYETTE, Ga. Prosecutors say several dozen relatives of people whose bodies were among more than 300 found at a northwest Georgia crematory have asked to make statements at a sentencing hearing for the crematory&#39;s former operator.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. &#151; A teen's death at a juvenile boot camp has led to a shake-up in Florida's criminal justice system, the resignation of Florida's top law enforcement officer, and now aggravated manslaughter charges for seven former guards and a nurse.
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An Army investigator has recommended the death penalty for four soldiers accused of murder during a raid in Iraq.
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A 39-year-old man is due in court charged with murder after a man dies after being assaulted in Belfast.
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Police are expected to release more details of how a mother and her children, found dead at their home, died.
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Prosecutors said Tuesday they will seek the death penalty against a woman convicted of fatally poisoning her husband with antifreeze and accused of killing a boyfriend the same way.
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US Army investigators have recommended that 28 soldiers be charged with various degrees of misdemeanors for the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan.
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Police were investigating the death of a man who was struck by officers during his arrest and then collapsed in a holding cell. A family attorney accused the officers of "excessive use of force."
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 10--GULFPORT -- Harrison County supervisors are considering strapping ankle monitoring devices on pretrial, nonviolent inmates and sending them back on the streets as a way to combat jail overcrowding.
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Two home secretaries were warned of conditions in a prison where an Asian inmate was  battered to death.