A man who for 20 years has lived near one of six men accused of sexually abusing young relatives said he finds the allegations “absolutely unbelievable.”

Long sentences and aging baby boomers are contributing to soaring prison medical costs — especially in the South, officials say.

A prison in northern Illinois is the leading contender to house detainees transferred from the federal facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Obama administration official confirmed Saturday.

At 75, Charles Manson still can charm and influence others, even though he has spent more than half his life in prison. Tonight’s AC360° has details.

A penalty phase was under way Thursday to determine if a man convicted of killing an Arkansas television news anchor should be executed.

Upon hearing that police had found two bodies at his home, murder suspect Anthony Sowell said, “It’s all going to come out now,” according to a neighbor.

John Allen Muhammad offered no last words as he was executed Tuesday by lethal injection. He was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m. ET

The former wife of D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad says she was the real target and felt guilty after he guned down 10 people.

A plea deal has been offered in the case of a former astronaut accused of being involved in a well-publicized, violent love triangle, prosecutors said.

Troops and civilians who fled the gunfire at Fort Hood last week might have helpful evidence, Army investigators said Sunday.