Now, a life sentence means exactly that: permanent imprisonment. Louisiana's prisons today hold thousands of people with life sentences and no possibility of parole. 73% of all inmates serving ...

It's true that in Romance languages, because they derive from Latin, a structurally sound sentence can't be made with a preposition placed at the end. But English is not a Romance language.

He noted the federal sentencing guidelines suggest a roughly two- to three-year sentence. He has already served about nine months while awaiting his trial, which will be subtracted from the sentence.

That is why many prosecution offices have conviction rates in the 80% to 90% range. That presumption is even more difficult to discern when the defendant is named Trump and the jury sits in Manhattan.

The indictment filed against Donald Trump was finally unsealed, charging the ex-president with a stunning 34 felony counts tied to falsifying business records.

Rhodes' prison term represents the longest sentence for any of the 1,000-plus people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by supporters of Republican then-President Trump in ...

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced R. Kelly to 20 years in prison for child sex crimes, after a jury found that he had produced three videos of himself sexually abusing his 14-year ...