California lawmakers are on the verge of approving legislation to trim prison sentences for repeat nonviolent felonies.Current law adds an additional year to offenders' sentences for each previous ...

A Raceland man serving 45 years in prison after being ruled as a repeat offender lost another bid to overturn his sentence. Glenn Thompkins, 46, was convicted Sept. 20, 2016, for exposing himself to a ...

The crime that landed Kevin O’Brien Allen a spot among the more than 4,100 Louisianans now serving life-without-parole sentences wasn’t a bloody one: He sold $20 in marijuana to a childhood friend.

A Lafayette woman was sentenced to probation after being convicted of theft for a third time. On Tuesday, a Johnson County jury convicted Jessica Lynne Konicke, 32, of theft with a prior conviction.

BETHEL, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A repeat offender has been sentenced to one of Alaska’s longest prison terms for sexual assault. Bethel Superior Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 58-year-old ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A repeat sex offender with convictions dating back to 2000 received a statutory maximum sentence Tuesday, federal prosecutors said. Robert Harvey, 49, has been sentenced to ...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday night that would allow prosecutors to seek a minimum 30-day jail sentence for repeat offenders. Everett's city council passed ...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett City Council is weighing a sentencing enhancement for "repeat offenders," specifically targeting those committing crimes like public drug use, theft, criminal mischief and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are on the verge of approving legislation to trim prison sentences for repeat nonviolent felonies. Current law adds an additional year to offenders' ...