Albert Jones’s 11 books describe life in prison. His victims’ relatives say his family should not benefit from a sale of his ...

A death row inmate, Jones spent more than 30 years in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, San Quentin. He was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a California couple. Over time, Jones ...

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S.

The death penalty is also banned in the District of Columbia and in 22 other states, aside from New Jersey. In New York, the ...

A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody ... of appendicitis, the New York Times reported.

UTICA, N.Y. — A special prosecutor said Monday he made offers to resolve criminal cases against 10 New York prison guards indicted in the beating death of a handcuffed man. Six correctional ...