Federal courts are bracing for slower dockets and to cut back on administrative work if the judiciary runs out of funds ...

Drug diversion programs in the US often function as systems of punishment rather than rehabilitation, disproportionately ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to reopen Roberson’s habeas petition but did not approve a new trial.

The Riverside County district attorney on Wednesday said the criminal justice system "broke down" in a previous child abuse case involving the father of Emmanuel Haro, who is presumed dead after he ...

The Senate last session included language under which most 18-year-olds would be tried as juveniles instead of as adults in ...

A district attorney in West Alabama has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Alabama to serve on the Standing Committee on ...

Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his ...

Roberson, of Palestine, has maintained his innocence for more than 22 years on death row and two previous execution dates as ...