http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Criminal_Sentencing_and_PunishmentFind stories, videos, and photos about Criminal Sentencing and Punishment from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Criminal_Sentencing_and_Punishment14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Criminal Sentencing and Punishment from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/25/ohio.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/25/ohio.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court on Wednesday granted Ohio's request to resume scheduled executions next month when the state will use a new, untested one-drug method of lethal injection.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/24/technology/King_of_spam_lawsuit_fraud_Ralsky/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/24/technology/King_of_spam_lawsuit_fraud_Ralsky/index.htmA man who claims to be the "Godfather of Spam" has been sentenced to 51 months in prison by a federal judge in Detroit for his lead role in an e-mail stock scam scheme, according to court documents.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.blogger.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.blogger.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/illinois.next.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/illinois.next.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state officials said Sunday.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/14/illinois.prison.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/14/illinois.prison.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA prison in northern Illinois is the leading contender to house some detainees transferred from the federal facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two Obama administration officials told CNN Saturday.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/aging.inmates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/aging.inmates/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite fuzz covers his bald head. His sallow skin sags. A wheelchair and cane support limp legs.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/arkansas.anchor.slain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/arkansas.anchor.slain/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury sentenced an Arkansas man to life in prison without parole for killing a television anchor, officials said Thursday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/11/virginia.sniper.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/11/virginia.sniper.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice fell short with the execution of Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, one of his victims' survivors said after witnessing his death by lethal injection.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/09/scotus.juvenile.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/09/scotus.juvenile.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court wrestled in often emotional terms Monday over whether sentencing juvenile criminals to life in prison without parole is "cruel and unusual" punishment, especially when their crime is not murder.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:50:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20318322,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20318322,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe frightened victim initially told authorities she was hiding from an abusive husbandSun, 08 Nov 2009 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/florida.jail.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/florida.jail.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextHillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/04/california.dugard/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/04/california.dugard/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia parole officers "missed numerous opportunities" to discover long-missing Jaycee Dugard while supervising the man now accused of kidnapping and raping her, a state review of the case concludes.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/justice.prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/justice.prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.american.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.american.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian-American man has been sentenced to 15 years in an Iranian prison for his role in protests after the disputed presidential election in June, a U.S. State Department spokesman said Tuesday.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/20/death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/20/death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 678, California has the nation's largest death row population, yet the state has not executed anyone in four years.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/yemen.death.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/yemen.death.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen alleged rebels were sentenced to death in Yemen Tuesday, the Gulf nation's official news agency reported.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/19/guatemala.police/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/19/guatemala.police/index.html#cnnSTCTextLethal assaults on police and prison guards in Guatemala continued over the weekend, with an attack on a national police patrol that killed two officers and left one wounded, authorities said.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/china.xinjiang/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/china.xinjiang/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people were sentenced to death for murder and other crimes in July riots that killed about 200 people in western China, state media reported Monday.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/virginia.sniper/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/virginia.sniper/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn attorney for convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, who is scheduled to be executed November 10, will seek clemency from Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on October 22.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/09/prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/09/prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/05/costarica.calderon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/05/costarica.calderon/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Costa Rican President Rafael Calderon was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of corruption during his term.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/05/ohio.lethal.injection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/05/ohio.lethal.injection/index.html#cnnSTCTextOhio's governor granted temporary reprieves to two death row inmates just hours after a federal appeals court blocked the execution of one of them -- adding to the mounting confusion over the state's capital punishment system.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/05/scotus.female.death.row/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/05/scotus.female.death.row/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a female death row inmate who said fetal alcohol syndrome should have been considered by the state court that reviewed her sentence.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/30/peru.fujimori.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/30/peru.fujimori.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeru's supreme court on Wednesday sentenced ex-President Alberto Fujimori to six years in prison for authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribing congressmen and journalists.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/28/peru.fujimori.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/28/peru.fujimori.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextDisgraced former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori pleaded guilty to charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzling government money to bribe politicians and journalists to support his 2000 re-election campaign, the official Andina news agency reported.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/14/florida.jailhouse.hot.sauce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/14/florida.jailhouse.hot.sauce/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Florida minimum-security inmates want to know: Can you handle the heat?Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:56:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/09/11/mike.danton.parole/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/09/11/mike.danton.parole/index.htmlKINGSTON, Ontario (AP) -- Former NHL player Mike Danton says his father, not his agent, was the intended victim of a failed murder-for-hire plot that sent him to prison five years ago.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/10/prison.sex.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/10/prison.sex.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 federal corrections officials admit engaging in illegal sexual contact with inmates, and more than two dozen of them smuggled in weapons, drugs and more to cover up their misconduct, an investigation has found.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/uk.death.row.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/uk.death.row.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA campaigner for a British grandmother on death row in Texas made a unique plea for her life Thursday -- from atop a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/japan.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeath row inmates in Japan spend decades in isolation and face inhuman conditions that can lead to mental illness, Amnesty International said Thursday.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/09/prison.life.lesson.memoir/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/09/prison.life.lesson.memoir/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty minutes on a dark December night in 1996 left R. Dwayne Betts irrevocably changed.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/08/guatemala.officials.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/08/guatemala.officials.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/congo.norway.death.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/congo.norway.death.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Norwegian citizens were sentenced to death Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for espionage, murder and attempted murder, Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed to CNN.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/07/garrido.dugard.missed.opportunities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/07/garrido.dugard.missed.opportunities/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than two dozen times in the past three years, authorities came to Phillip and Nancy Garrido's ramshackle home at 1554 Walnut Ave. in Antioch, California, a rural property where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/04/news/economy/michigan_prison_closings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/04/news/economy/michigan_prison_closings/index.htmAs Michigan's economy worsened last year, Michael Hester decided it was time to leave the private sector to work in the prison system, figuring a state job as a corrections officer would be more stable.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/03/mugabe.zimbabwe.prison.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/03/mugabe.zimbabwe.prison.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongestion in Zimbabwe's prisons is set to ease a bit after President Robert Mugabe acceded to pleas by prison authorities to pardon more than 1,500 prisoners.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/02/lockerbie.bomber.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/02/lockerbie.bomber.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextLockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi has been at the center of a furious controversy over his release from prison, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to deny that London made a deal with Libya to set him free. Here CNN explains the complicated case.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/california.garrido.monitoring/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/california.garrido.monitoring/index.html#cnnSTCTextPhillip Garrido was registered as a sex offender, regularly visited by parole officers and fitted with an ankle bracelet to track his movements -- but nothing prevented him from being around children, according to a victims' advocacy group.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.deathpenalty.woman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.deathpenalty.woman/index.html#cnnSTCTextSamar Saed Abdullah's entire body trembles as she speaks about her impending execution. She thinks of the gallows room, the noose around her neck and that moment when she will take her final breath.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/31/iraq.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/31/iraq.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 1,000 prisoners are on death row in Iraq, which now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world, the human rights group Amnesty International says in a report being released Tuesday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:22:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301301,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301301,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTwo female cops used "mother's intuition" to free Jaycee and her two daughtersMon, 31 Aug 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/25/chris.brown.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/25/chris.brown.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPop singer Chris Brown was sentenced Tuesday to serve five years probation and to spend more than 1,400 hours in "labor-oriented service" for assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/california.prisoners.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/california.prisoners.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia legislators plan to keep trying to find consensus on a controversial proposal that would release at least 27,000 inmates from state prisons.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/21/kentucky.prison.riot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/21/kentucky.prison.riot/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities regained control of a Kentucky prison early Saturday after inmates torched buildings, shattered windows and threw rocks at guards.Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/21/california.prisoner.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/21/california.prisoner.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextA controversial bill that California legislators say would allow the early release of more than 27,000 inmates from crowded prisons will be taken up by the state Assembly on Monday.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/korea.samsung/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/korea.samsung/index.html#cnnSTCTextA South Korean court on Friday found the former chairman of the Samsung Group guilty of a breach of trust in illicit bond transactions and sentenced him to a suspended 3-year jail term and a fine of 110 billion Korean won ($89 million), South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/09/california.prison.riot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/09/california.prison.riot/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 250 inmates were injured in a riot that erupted overnight at the California Institution for Men in Chino, a spokesman said Sunday.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296856,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296856,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnAs 74-year-old Manson strums his guitar in prison, one of his followers - Squeaky Fromme - is set for releaseSun, 09 Aug 2009 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/squeaky.fromme.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/squeaky.fromme.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president she once pointed a gun at has been dead for nearly three years, and her longtime idol and leader, Charles Manson, remains in prison.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/china.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/china.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina, often criticized for its liberal use of the death penalty, will reduce the number of criminal executions it carries out, a top official said.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/27/terrorism.resentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/27/terrorism.resentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American convicted of being an al Qaeda operative was resentenced to life in prison Monday in a Virginia courtroom after an appeals court ruled his 30-year prison sentence was too lenient.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/20/peru.fujimori/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/20/peru.fujimori/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced Monday to seven and a half years in prison for paying his one-time spy chief a $15 million bonus out of the government treasury.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/16/california.espionage.conviction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/16/california.espionage.conviction/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former engineer for Rockwell International and Boeing was convicted Thursday of economic espionage and acting as an agent of China, authorities said.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/14/news/economy/madoff_prison_transfer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/14/news/economy/madoff_prison_transfer/index.htmBernard Madoff, the convicted Ponzi mastermind, was transferred to a federal prison in Butner, N.C. on Tuesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/madoff_no_appeal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/madoff_no_appeal/index.htmBernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has decided not to appeal his 150-year sentence, according to his lawyer.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/29/scotus.davis.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/29/scotus.davis.execution/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on whether to accept an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who has gained international support for his claims of innocence in the the murder of a Savannah police officer two decades ago.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/magazines/fortune/madoff_judge_denny_chin.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/magazines/fortune/madoff_judge_denny_chin.fortune/index.htmWhen Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison this morning, the spotlight shifted -- briefly but inevitably -- to Denny Chin, the federal judge who determined the term of the Ponzi scammer's incarceration. Because Madoff eschewed a trial and instead pleaded guilty, on March 12, to 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, theft, and perjury, Chin avoided the attention that would have come if he had been ruling on objections and refereeing courtroom dust-ups day after day.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/24/news/economy/madoff_prison_survival_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/24/news/economy/madoff_prison_survival_tips/index.htmWhen Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is sentenced on Monday, he'll be sent to a real prison with real bars and violent offenders, not a "country club" for white collar crooks, consultants say.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/22/jealous.naacp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/22/jealous.naacp/index.html#cnnSTCTextThursday the U.S. Senate passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and for legalized segregation.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/california.spector.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/california.spector.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrammy-winning music producer Phil Spector, 69, has been moved to a California prison to serve his sentence of 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson, corrections officials said.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/news/economy/madoff_sentence/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/news/economy/madoff_sentence/index.htmThe lawyer for Bernard Madoff, the confessed Ponzi scammer who faces a maximum of 150 years in prison, requested a 12-year sentence from the judge set to mete out his sentence on Monday.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/madoff_sentence/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/madoff_sentence/index.htmConvicted Ponzi scammer Bernard Madoff will probably spend the rest of his life in jail.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/22/what.matters.jealous.naacp.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/22/what.matters.jealous.naacp.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 3-year-old daughter scampers into my lap. "You are a silly goose ball, Daddy," she says laughing, delighted with her characterization of her father, who she thinks is a president just like Obama .Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/19/louisiana.manhunt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/19/louisiana.manhunt/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 police officers and others were searching Friday in a southeastern Louisiana parish for a murder suspect who escaped from jail with three other inmates, a law enforcement official said.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/19/o.puppies.behind.bars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/06/19/o.puppies.behind.bars/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf there's anything Oprah Winfrey knows for sure, it's what the love of a dog can do for your life. "There is nothing in the world like puppy love," Oprah says.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/pennsylvania.immigrant.beating.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/pennsylvania.immigrant.beating.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Pennsylvania teens will serve time in a county jail for participating in a brawl that left a Mexican immigrant dead last July.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/05/news/economy/Michigan_closes_prisons/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/05/news/economy/Michigan_closes_prisons/index.htmMichigan officials said Friday that the state is closing three prisons and five prison camps in hopes of narrowing a $1.4 billion budget gap for fiscal 2010.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/05/california.arson.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/05/california.arson.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextA California man convicted of the 2006 arson murders of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters was sentenced to death Friday.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/30/texas.prison.cell.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/30/texas.prison.cell.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the black market of prison life, cell phones have become perhaps the hottest commodity. Now, Texas is among a growing number of state governments going after them.Sun, 31 May 2009 03:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/26/rapper.ti.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/26/rapper.ti.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextRapper T.I., who was sentenced to a 366-day prison sentence in March, reported Tuesday to a federal prison complex in Forrest City, Arkansas, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV.Tue, 26 May 2009 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/07/mothers.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/07/mothers.prison/index.html#cnnSTCText"Get yourself together." Mary Williams repeated those three words often to her 28-year-old daughter, who served three years in a Kansas prison for a 1988 armed robbery.Thu, 07 May 2009 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/05/mitchell.juveniles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/05/mitchell.juveniles/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen years ago, teen Daniel Giddings shot a man during an attempted robbery and was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison.Tue, 05 May 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/asia.drug.offence.penalties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/asia.drug.offence.penalties/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsia is a major source of opium and heroin for the world market, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Consequently, across Asia, most countries have adopted a severe stance against drug-related crime, and heavy penalties -- including capital punishment -- have been widely adopted.Tue, 05 May 2009 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/04/teen.lifers.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/04/teen.lifers.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court will decide whether it is cruel and unusual punishment for young criminal offenders to be sentenced to life in prison with parole.Mon, 04 May 2009 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/florida.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/florida.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 33, Joe Sullivan is serving a life term without the possibility of parole in a Florida prison while confined to a wheelchair.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/16/georgia.troy.davis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/16/georgia.troy.davis/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals panel has rejected the application of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis for a new trial.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/08/teens.life.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/08/teens.life.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt began as horseplay, with two teenage stepbrothers chasing each other with blow guns and darts. But it soon escalated when one of the boys grabbed a knife.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/oceanfront.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/oceanfront.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf one California lawmaker has his way, his cash-strapped state may have an arresting real estate listing on the market: San Quentin State Prison.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/04/01/stallworth.react/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/04/01/stallworth.react/index.htmlA day after New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress received good news with an adjournment of his trial, another NFL wide receiver received terrible legal news. The Cleveland Browns' Donte Stallworth has been charged by Florida authorities with DUI manslaughter. If convicted, Stallworth would face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, although mitigating circumstances would likely lead to a much shorter sentence.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/death.penalty.abolish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/death.penalty.abolish/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Hampshire's state House of Representatives voted Wednesday to abolish the state's death penalty, which has not been carried out in nearly 70 years.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/execution.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/execution.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 2,400 people worldwide were executed last year, but most countries moved a step closer toward abolishing the death penalty, Amnesty International said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/23/mumia.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/23/mumia.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextMumia Abu-Jamal sits on Pennsylvania's death row, perhaps the most recognized of the 228 condemned inmates at the Greene Correctional Facility, an hour south of Pittsburgh.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/charles.manson.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/charles.manson.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his latest mug shot, Charles Manson's wild-eyed stare is gone, as is most of his hair. Except for the swastika he carved into his brow during his murder trial, he could be any gray-bearded senior citizen.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/19/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/19/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury in Austria has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/new.mexico.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/new.mexico.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson signed a bill Wednesday repealing the death penalty in his state, his office confirmed.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/18/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/18/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTextJosef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of repeatedly raping his daughter in a cellar dungeon for decades, has admitted guilt on all charges, including responsibility for the death of one of seven children he fathered by his daughter.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/16/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/16/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTextA verdict in the case of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, could come as early as Thursday, a court official told reporters Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/13/idaho.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/13/idaho.hiv/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first person ever convicted in Idaho of knowingly spreading the HIV virus is facing new charges for the same offense, authorities said Thursday.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/news/companies/madoff_prison/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/news/companies/madoff_prison/index.htmThe next big question about convicted scammer Bernard Madoff, who has been ensconced in his $7 million home for the past several months, is where he'll likely spend the rest of his life.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/09/death.penalty.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/09/death.penalty.supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Supreme Court justices on opposite sides of the ideological aisle exchanged tough words Monday over the fate of a Florida murderer who has been on death row for 32 years.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/09/saudi.arabia.lashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/09/saudi.arabia.lashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a 75-year-old Syrian woman to 40 lashes, four months imprisonment and deportation from the kingdom for having two unrelated men in her house, according to local media reports.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/mafia.cops.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/mafia.cops.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo former New York Police Department detectives were sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for operating as Mafia hit men while employed by the NYPD.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/economy.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/economy.death.penalty/index.html#cnnSTCTextBrian Sanderholm thinks Justin Thurber deserves to die for raping and killing his 19-year-old daughter.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/record.prison.population/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/record.prison.population/index.html#cnnSTCTextA record number of Americans served time in corrections systems across the country in 2007, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Center on the States.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.chemical.ali/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.chemical.ali/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iraqi court on Monday sentenced to death a former Iraqi general known as "Chemical Ali" for his role in putting down a uprising in Baghdad a decade ago, Iraqi state TV reported.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/07/20/btsc.prison.university/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/07/20/btsc.prison.university/index.html#cnnSTCTextSan Quentin Prison sits like a fortress along the bay just north of San Francisco. It is bordered by some of the most expensive residential real estate in the country. But at the edge of this scenic peninsula, 5,400 inmates are locked up.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/24/greece.prison.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/24/greece.prison.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextGreek officials have suspended eight prison guards after two inmates staged a dramatic helicopter escape, the Greek Ministry of Justice said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/21/medic.detainee.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/21/medic.detainee.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Army medic was sentenced Friday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering four detainees in Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman in Germany said.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:12:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/02/18/bonds.trial/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/michael_mccann/02/18/bonds.trial/index.htmlOn a day when Alex Rodriguez faced the media to answer questions about his admitted steroid use, Barry Bonds learned that potential jurors in his upcoming perjury trial cannot be asked their opinion of Rodriguez. Prosecutors had objected to the relevance of potential questions about Rodriguez on grounds that he bore no relationship to the legal charges against Bonds. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston agreed on Tuesday to exclude such questioning.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/14/prison.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/14/prison.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn improvised explosive device went off inside a federal prison in California during a search Saturday, according to federal authorities.Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:56:00 EST