"Pharma Bro" Shkreli arrives at federal prison
The former pharmaceutical CEO will be housed at a New Jersey prison without bars, towers or locks on rooms
Prison
Video shows inmate holding blade amid prison riot
The melee that is now being called the worst U.S. prison riot in 25 years
South Carolina prison riot video
In this video provided to CBS News by attorney Justin Bamberg, an inmate is seen carrying a knife and another inmate is seen bleeding amid a deadly prison riot Sunday at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution. Bamberg said he obtained the video from an inmate. CBS News has not independently authenticated the video.
Brothers who killed parents 3 decades ago reunited in prison
Erik Menendez, 47, has moved into the same housing unit as his 50-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez
Ethan Couch released
A Texas man who as a teen invoked the "affluenza" defense in a deadly DUI wreck was released April 2 after spending two years in jail for violating his probation.
Nikolas Cruz getting fan mail
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has gotten piles of fan mail, some from teenage girls. He's also gotten hundreds of dollars for his commissary account.
"Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller moved to halfway house
Miller has been in a California prison since turning herself in last July on fraud charges
Wrongfully jailed man gets White Sox job back
A former White Sox groundskeeper is back at his old job after spending more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Recent DNA evidence proved Nevest Coleman wasn't guilty. CBS Chicago's Vince Gerasole reports.
Alabama lawmakers approve execution by nitrogen gas
Alabama lawmakers voted 75-23 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates
Sheriff pocketed $750K from inmate food funds to buy beach house
Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a statement the "liberal media has began attacking me for following the letter of the law"
Missouri defends 241-year prison sentence for teen
Bobby Bostic committed robbery and other crimes on a single day when he was 16
Day care owner gets 21 years for drugging kids, leaving them to go tanning
Woman who abandoned children at her Bend day care to go tanning has been sentenced to 21 years, four months in prison.
60 Minutes Presents: Behind Bars
The prison system that emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment; a bank robber who became a law professor; and beautiful music inside the "waiting room of hell"
Kroft reports remarkable story of redemption
Steve Kroft says Shon Hopwood's journey from convicted bank robber to Georgetown law professor is "one of the most compelling stories" he's ever reported on 60 Minutes
Yoga in prison? Germany's "5-star slammer"
60 Minutes visits a prison that would shock most Americans. Is Germany's prison philosophy the answer?
Man gets nothing from state after 23-year wrongful imprisonment
When Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated for a double murder, he walked out of prison with a clean record – but not a dime to his name
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for abusing puppy
Andrew Callaway will spend 12 years in prison for animal cruelty and a probation violation
Danny Trejo on Netflix doc "Survivor's Guide to Prison"
The actor also says he knows how to solve the automatic weapons debate
"The job made me do it": Study sheds light on prison guard suicides
Inmate suicide rates have been extensively studied, but now research focuses on corrections officers
Prison riot leaves 9 dead, authorities say
Local media said about 106 inmates escaped during the riot, and officials had recaptured 29
The full episode of the CBS Evening News from October 18, 2013
In 2007, former Vice President Dick Cheney's doctor ordered the manufacturer of his implanted defibrillator to disable the wireless feature, fearing a terrorist could assassinate him by telling the device to shock his heart into cardiac arrest; and, Steve Hartman meets a man who's spent over $10,000 of his own money to buy coffee for cancer patients at Michigan hospitals.
"Son of Sam" serial killer hospitalized
David Berkowitz was transferred to a hospital from the maximum-security prison where he is serving a life sentence
Report: Gymnastics doctor facing at least 25 years in jail, source says
Dr. Larry Nassar is charged with molesting seven girls, mostly under the guise of treatment at his Lansing-area home and a campus clinic
Former New Jersey mayor gets 5 years in prison
Jose Torres pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to commit official misconduct
Two white men sentenced for forcing black man into coffin
Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson have been sentenced to prison for forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set him on fire
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder, could face death penalty
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, was charged with aggravated murder. Follow live updates.
FBI's Patel faces questions on Kirk probe, Epstein files at Senate hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel testified for more than four and a half hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he fielded questions over his leadership of the bureau.
Robert Redford, charismatic star and Oscar-winning director, dies at age 89
One of Hollywood's leading actors, Robert Redford starred in such movies as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Way We Were."
Trump unlikely to escape Epstein scandal on historic state visit to U.K.
The ongoing fallout over Epstein is likely to follow Trump on his formal state visit to the U.K., which just lost its ambassador in D.C. to the scandal.
New CDC advisory panel members include more COVID vaccine critics
HHS and CDC announced five new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices just days ahead of a scheduled meeting that's likely to discuss COVID vaccines and more.
Luigi Mangione's state terrorism charges dismissed, judge rules
Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in court where his state terrorism charges were thrown out.
Judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for retrial
The judge claimed that the evidence the Menendez brothers presented was not enough to warrant a new trial.
U.S. lifts travel restrictions on Hungarian citizens
The Biden administration in 2021 imposed restrictions on Hungarian passport holders born outside of Hungary.
OpenAI introduces safety measures for ChatGPT users under 18
The technology company said that users it identifies as under 18 will automatically be directed to an "age-appropriate" version of ChatGPT.