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South Africa's paralympian sprinter has been released from prison following his "culpable homicide" conviction in the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend. He is under house arrest.

The former Virginia senator complained repeatedly in last week's debate he wasn't getting enough time. Now, he could be leaving the party all together for a third-party run.

California Reform Sex Offender Laws filed a lawsuit in San Diego federal court challenging a requirement that sex offenders on parole post a sign on the front door of their home on Halloween.

In an unusual and last-ditch effort to exonerate a woman in a 1992 gang murder, a San Diego attorney has filed an appeal with the United Nations.

The party's presidential candidates showed daylight on the issues of gun control and financial regulation.

Three years ago, the court struck down mandatory life sentences in cases involving juvenile defendants. Should that ruling be applied retroactively to those sentenced to life long ago?

In 2012, the court barred mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder. Now justices will consider whether that ruling should apply retroactively to more than 2,000 convicted offenders.

A maximum-security prison inmate who escaped while in transit to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility was captured Monday in the Pacific Northwest, authorities reported.

Criminal justice experts and advocates say they're cautiously optimistic about a new bipartisan proposal in the Senate — the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act.

Criminal justice experts and advocates say they're cautiously optimistic about a new bipartisan proposal in the Senate — the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act.