Congress looks to relax mandatory prison terms
WASHINGTON — Every weekend, Cindy Martinson treks from her home in Mason City, Iowa, about 160 miles roundtrip to Waseca, Minn. She visits the federal
Harris convicted in 2010 shooting death; receives life
A Columbus man was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder Friday morning.
Ranzino Ahmad Harris, 25, was convicted in the 2010 shooting death of Justin Murray on Schoolhouse Avenue.
Court stops judge from undoing rape sentence
BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana’s Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from resentencing a former teacher who got 30 days in prison for raping a
Man pleads guilty in foiled bank robbery
Jackie Jennings, 57, was sentenced to 10 years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections after he pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Lowndes County Circuit
New tactics emerge in fight for Manning’s freedom
FORT MEADE, Md. — The fight to free Pfc. Bradley Manning takes a new turn as he returns to prison to serve a 35-year sentence
Oglen pleads guilty in armed robbery case
A Lowndes County teenager was sentenced to prison Wednesday after pleading guilty for his part in an armed robbery and burglary of a Columbus woman.
Johnson gets life for murder of game-room owner
A Monroe County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to the robbery and murder of a Lowndes County business owner.
Child porn sentencing scheduled for today
A Columbus man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography is scheduled for sentencing today in federal court in Oxford.
Judge reschedules child porn sentencing
A federal judge has rescheduled the sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Columbus.
Lawyer wants delay in child porn sentencing
A lawyer is seeking a delay in the July 15 sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in Columbus.
Sumrall to serve five years for child exploitation
A Columbus man will serve five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of exploitation of a child.
Convicted abortion doctor gets life in prison
PHILADELPHIA — An abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence on Tuesday in a
Analyst: U.S. man sentenced in North Korea bait for visit
SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean American detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for “hostile
Woman sentenced in cooking oil death
BAY ST. LOUIS — A Mississippi woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for dousing her husband with
Teen sentenced to 25 years on fatal DUI charges
A 19-year-old Starkville man faces a 25-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to an aggravated DUI charges in connection with an Oktibbeha County car crash that killed one and left five others injured.
Teen convicted of rape of half-sister sentenced to 10 years
A Columbus teen will spend 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in Lowndes County Circuit Court on Wednesday to raping his half-sister.
Man sentenced to 514 years for botched, deadly holdup
A 32-year-old New Orleans man has been sentenced to 514 years in prison for a botched and bloody holdup in 2007.