At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

In a jailhouse phone call, Dakotah Cenno admits to wearing the same hoodie while stealing from several Charlottesville ...

A bipartisan group of Commonwealth's Attorneys say a 'crisis' in the criminal legal system has become a public safety issue. They hope a bill will help.

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...

An American who was convicted and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Ms. Knox was found guilty of falsely accusing someone else of the crime. In a year marked by wars ...

Find the status of school closings for Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol and other school systems in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee and Virginia area.

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