British authorities have launched a murder investigation after Ian Watkins, the disgraced former frontman of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, was stabbed to death in prison. Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of horrific child sex offenses when he was fatally attacked with a knife at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday.
One of Illinois’ most powerful political figures, former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, is officially headed to federal prison. On the eve of the state legislature’s fall veto session, Madigan—who dominated state politics for decades—will begin serving a 7.5-year sentence for corruption.
President Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of brutally murdering 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska in a train stabbing last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump made the statement Wednesday morning on Truth Social, condemning the suspect and the liberal criminal justice system that released him prior to the killing.
Starting September 1, Texas will implement some of the toughest anti-human trafficking laws in the nation. Under new legislation signed by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month, convicted traffickers could face up to 99 years in prison, with no possibility of parole in certain cases.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut federal funding from states that continue cashless bail policies, calling it a “reckless” move that would jeopardize public safety. The confrontation underscores a renewed national debate over bail reform, law enforcement, and violent crime ahead of the 2025 election season.
A Mexican national living illegally in Pasco, Washington, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking a massive quantity of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
Ghislaine Maxwell met for a second straight day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a closed-door session, as the Trump administration faces mounting demands to release additional files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison, was accompanied by her attorney, David Markus, during the discussions in Tallahassee.
President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of falsifying mortgage documents and demanded he face prison for what Trump described as a "real crime."
