It's Duane "Keffe D" Davis' first interview since being arrested in 2023. The only man ever charged in the notorious Las Vegas murder of rapper Tupac Shakur insists he is "innocent," being railroaded ...

Their names may not appear on court briefs or judicial decisions, but behind the scenes, incarcerated people have played a big role in the law for decades. A new initiative wants to introduce the ...

When jailhouse informant Timothy Villalba first told a jury that Roy Garcia had implicated himself in a killing, there were reasons to doubt Villalba, a convicted murderer looking for a way out of ...

Some states seek to change how prosecutors evaluate jailhouse informants. James Dailey is staring death in the face. Unless something drastic changes, it’s likely just a matter of when. Dailey was ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced just before Christmas Eve it would stop monitoring the Orange County district ...

Fried, convicted in a multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud, is reported to be serving as a “jailhouse lawyer” at the ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice has ended federal oversight of the Orange County District Attorney's Office's informant ...

This just goes to show you that homey decor, a comfy bed and some fresh flowers can make any place feel luxurious. The Old Vermilion Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast once housed inmates in its small Ohio ...

Juanita Ward can be blamed for overcrowding Beaumont's downtown jails for nearly three decades. "Local characters" would intentionally find trouble the night before Jailhouse Roll days, said former ...

Two writers who had significant input in the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s discography were Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. They wrote some indelible songs like “Hound Dog,” “Trouble,” and “Don’t.” During an ...