Lamar Johnson freed after 28 years

Lamar Johnson served more than half his life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Erin Moriarty looks at his first steps as a free man.

• Feb 15, 2023
• 06:38

Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on D.C. cop pleads guilty

A California man has pleaded guilty to using a stun gun to attack a D.C. police officer who was brutally injured while defending the Capitol.

• Feb 14, 2023

Brittney Griner makes second public appearance since Russian prison release

Griner is skipping the USA Basketball training camp in Minnesota so she can be with her wife and recover from her time in jail in Russia.

• Feb 12, 2023

Russian mercenaries on “lies” that lured them

Debora Patta interviewed two Russian mercenaries being held as prisoners in Ukraine, about the formidable Wagner group and its brutal approach to its men and the war.

• Feb 6, 2023
• 03:01

U.S. releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites

A onetime al Qaeda courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites.

• Feb 2, 2023

Facing a stigma, many ex-convicts in the U.S. struggle to find work

More than 19 million Americans have a felony conviction on their permanent record.

• Jan 31, 2023

Transgender woman convicted of 2 rapes will be sent to men's prison

Isla Bryson was convicted of raping two women before starting to transition. One top U.K. politician says the "dangerous rapist should not be in a women's prison."

• Jan 27, 2023

Louisiana "routinely" detains inmates past scheduled release dates, Justice Department finds

Nearly 27% of people were held past their release dates during one three-month period, the investigation found, and of those, about a quarter were held for three months.

• Jan 26, 2023

5 inmates captured after escaping from Missouri jail

Four were captured in Ohio following a vehicle pursuit, and the fifth was found in second-hand retail store in Missouri.

• Jan 21, 2023

Man claiming he's a messenger from God convicted of threatening to kill congressman

Chase Neill, who represented himself in court, testified that he was passing along a message from God threatening Rep. Jake LaTurner for ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards and extraterrestrials.

• Jan 20, 2023

"El Chapo" sends "SOS" message to Mexico's president from U.S. prison

The Sinaloa cartel founder says he's suffering "psychological torment" in a prison dubbed the "Alcatraz of the Rockies."

• Jan 19, 2023

Iranian man who decapitated teen wife sentenced to 8 years in prison

Iranian media said Mona Heidari, 17, had already been married for five years and was the mother of a 3-year-old when she was killed.

• Jan 18, 2023

Russian convicts freed after fighting in Ukraine urged to behave

"Don't drink a lot, don't use drugs, don't rape women," a Vladimir Putin ally who runs Russia's Wagner mercenary group urged the men.

• Jan 12, 2023

Biden signs bill to lower cost of prison phone calls

Right now, Kentucky has highest cost for 15-minute call, at $5.70, and $9.99 for cellphone call

• Jan 6, 2023

Amber McLaughlin set to become first transgender woman executed in U.S.

McLaughlin is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.

• Jan 3, 2023

Gang leader, 24 others escape border prison after attack kills 17

Ciudad Juarez was the scene of years of deadly clashes between security forces and the rival Sinaloa and Juarez drug cartels.

• Jan 2, 2023

Judge rules suspect in voting machine tampering case is incompetent

Richard Patton is accused of tampering with a voting machine during Colorado's primary election but a judge ruled he cannot continue with court proceedings.

• Dec 30, 2022

Woman gets life sentence for "ritualistic" killings of young sons

"Sanders cleaned up the children, placed them in beds, and mopped up the crime scene," prosecutors said.

• Dec 29, 2022

Tampa police officer fired after being seen on video dragging woman

Police said the woman was being arrested for trespassing.

• Dec 28, 2022

Panettone: Sweet treat from inside prison

Giotto's Bakery has won some of Italy's top culinary prizes for its artisanal panettone, created through a process that honors centuries of tradition. But those making this sweet bread, a favorite during the holidays, are doing so behind the walls of the Due Palazzi prison, on the outskirts of Padua. Correspondent Seth Doane reports.

• Dec 25, 2022
• 05:10

Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown University after release from prison

Syed, who was the subject of the "Serial" podcast, began taking Georgetown classes in prison. "For the first time in 23 years, we didn't feel like we were in prison. We felt like we were college students learning," he said.

• Dec 23, 2022

Two associates of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agree to plea deals

Word of the agreements came on the same day Bankman-Fried was being flown back to the U.S. from the Bahamas to face fraud charges.

• Dec 22, 2022

Serial killer to be released from prison due to poor health, good behavior

The Frenchman has in the past admitted killing several Western tourists and he is believed to have killed at least 20 people.

• Dec 21, 2022

Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape

A Los Angeles jury has found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault. The 70-year-old is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York for other rapes and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 20, 2022
• 02:42

Weinstein accuser on LA rape conviction

After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing. One of the key testimonies at his trial came from accuser Ambra Battilana Gutierrez. She joins “CBS Mornings” in her first broadcast interview since his conviction.

• Dec 20, 2022
• 05:56

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