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'Wake-Up Call' About A Broken System: New Study Shows Failings Of Probation, Parole
The nationwide analysis has concluded that probation and parole violations amount to nearly half of admissions to state prisons. The majority of those violations were minor infractions. -
Milton Resident Found Guilty Of Rape, Stalking
Bernard Sigh, 67, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in state prison for the rape conviction. -
Hallmarks Of Innocence: The Scope Of Wrongful Convictions
Innocent people are convicted of crimes they didn't commit more often than you might think. -
'Most Prolific Serial Killer' In America Confesses To Murdering 5 More Women In Ohio
The new charges filed by prosecutors in Ohio are the latest decades-ago murders carried out by Samuel Little, who authorities say killed women in 19 states over nearly half a century. -
Claus Von Bulow, Convicted But Later Acquitted Of Trying To Kill His Wealthy Wife, Dead At 92
von Bulow was charged with putting his wife, Martha “Sunny” von Bulow, into an irreversible coma to gain her fortune so he could live with his mistress, a raven-haired soap opera actress. -
How Massachusetts Prisoners (Recently) Lost the Right To Vote
The question of whether convicted felons should have voting rights has become a hot-button topic in the lead-up to the 2020 election. -
2 Killed, At Least 17 Others Injured In Japan Mass Stabbing
A knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school children as they were boarding a school bus at about 7:44 a.m. local time in the city of Kawasaki, according to news reports. -
Feds Launch Investigation Into State Prison System
Investigation Follows Stories By WGBH News Partner New England Center for Investigative Reporting -
Suspect Arrested In Somerville Bank Robbery
Police arrested a Rhode Island man Thursday for the May 1 armed robbery of a Somerville bank. -
Hate Crimes Fuel Push For State Security Funds
The number of hate crimes — including crimes motivated by race, religion, ethnicity and more — reported to the state increased by almost 10 percent to a 10-year high in 2017.
