On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

In a lengthy missive from the Allegany County Detention Center, former Vermont resident Michelle Zajko denied murdering her ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

An attorney representing former Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker is asking a county judge to give the ex-official probation — not jail time ... a dozen character witness letters authored ...

Do they panic, blame others, or act decisively with empathy and resolve? Character inspires the people. Citizens are looking for a leader with vision, values and a desire for unity—especially ...

Cheektowaga Town Justice John J. Wanat said he is used to defendants getting angry at him over a ruling or sentence he issued ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement ... They include a bid for Mangione to get a laptop to review legal material in jail while he awaits trial in the December ...