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Brian Ledbetter, curator of the Web site Snapped Shot, noticed one protester showing up in pictures from multiple demonstrations in Kashmir. That person, Shakeel Bhat, then became the basis for a caricature and photo parodies.

A Marine was convicted Wednesday of kidnapping and conspiracy to murder but acquitted of the most serious charge of premeditated murder in the killing of an Iraqi man who was dragged from his home to

Incarceration in the so-called supermax prison has not stopped convicted killer Eric Rudolph from reaching out to taunt his victims and make new friends in the anti-abortion movement via his Web site. Another supermax prisoner, Mark Jordan, is suing for his right to publish articles.

California has submitted a plan for dealing with the state's overcrowded prisons to a federal judge. It includes housing at least 8,000 inmates in other states, building more than 50,000 new prison be

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has called on Congress to reduce the tough penalties for federal crack cocaine crimes. And in a sign that the commission isn't waiting for Congress to change the law, it is using its own authority to recommend shaving sentences for most federal crack cocaine offenses.

Tom Burke is an environmental adviser to one of the world's largest mining operations and the British government. At heart, he's an environmental activist, but he's pragmatic about what it will take to shift corporate and political thinking on climate change.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is thanking lawmakers for their approval Thursday of a bill that's aimed at easing state prison overcrowding. He says the $7 billion-plus agreement will add more than 50

Hundreds of state and county officials gathered in Sacramento on Monday to talk about where to house sex offenders when they get out of prison. The summit -- the first of its kind -- was recommended b

San Bernardino, Calif., has long had to deal with spillover from L.A.'s gang problems. It has meant coping with transplanted gang members who bring ruthless crime to the suburbs. Now, San Bernardino authorities are using a high-tech approach to keep an eye on known offenders in the area.

Republican state lawmakers are pushing a major package of bills aimed at fighting what they call domestic terrorism: gang violence. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ reports.