SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – A man who allegedly escaped from prison in hopes of avenging his mother’s shooting was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of killing a barbershop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia was, for many decades, the open-air prison of Britain's criminals. Most were convicted of petty offenses. A quick ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law earlier this week that looks to create an escaped convict alert system. The legislation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) — A new Ohio law designed to notify residents when a felon escapes custody took effect Monday. The Escaped Convict Alert Program, known as E-CAP, sends wireless alerts ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law this week a bill that would establish an alert system for residents nearby a convict escaped from custody. When a convicted person escapes ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport Police arrested escaped Illinois murder convict Johnell Smith III on Friday morning during a surveillance operation on the city’s west side, according to the department.

After months on the run, Derrick Groves, the last of ten inmates who escaped from Orleans Parish in May, was finally captured in southwest Atlanta following a tense standoff with law enforcement.

U.S. marshals joined the manhunt after three inmates escaped the DeKalb County Jail during a routine security check. Authorities warned the fugitives may be armed and dangerous, with one escapee ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two inmates escaped from the Sumter County Jail on Sunday evening, according to authorities. The escape occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Both inmates were in custody ...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law earlier this week that looks to create an escaped convict alert system. The legislation specifies that the Escaped Convict Alert Program (ECAP) applies to ...