When Jacob Lavoro, a 19-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, learned that he could go to prison for the rest of his life over a pound and a half of cannabis-infused brownies and cookies, he was surprised.

Stanley Floyd Van Wensveen was sentenced to three years’ jail in March in the District Court for unlawfully producing cannabis and one year for possessing irrigation equipment, fertiliser and a ...

MASON CITY — Globe NewsLink respondents were nearly evenly divided Wednesday when asked if a recommended sentence of death was appropriate for Angela Johnson. That recommendation was made Tuesday by a ...

After a mix-up by the federal Bureau of Prisons, Jesse Anthony Cruz’s request to reduce his sentence was granted this week and a judge ordered his immediate release. Cruz has a number of health issues ...

A woman facing a felony trafficking charge after being caught in possession of 2 grams of a fentanyl-and-methamphetamine mix pleaded down to a felony possession count this week and was placed on ...

A Michigan veterinarian was sentenced to 10 days in jail for refusing to return an elderly pit bull mix to a homeless man ...