Inside Trevor Reed's release from Russia
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson joins CBS News' "Red & Blue" to discuss his role in helping Trevor Reed get released from prison in Russia.
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Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson joins CBS News' "Red & Blue" to discuss his role in helping Trevor Reed get released from prison in Russia.
Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who gained his freedom in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia, arrived back in the United States early Thursday. He spent nearly three years in a Russian prison. Nancy Cordes has more.
Trevor Reed's parents, Paula and Joey, sat down with Norah O'Donnell to discuss their yearslong fight for their son's freedom and the moment they found out their son was being released from a Russian prison.
A Florida man who was freed from prison last year could be headed back after a higher court reinstated his original murder conviction. Crosley Green was convicted in 1990 of murdering 22-year-old Charles Flynn the year before. He spent 32 years in prison before his conviction was overturned by a federal judge in 2018 after new evidence emerged. Now a higher court has ruled against him. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has been covering the ups and downs of this case for more than two decades. She reports on the latest developments.
The governor said the execution will not move forward Thursday night.
Forensics play a role in nearly a quarter of all wrongful convictions in the United States. Released after 35 years behind bars for a crime she didn't commit, Joyce Watkins shares her story with Erin Moriarty.
Trevor Reed's family said they had "little hope" for his appeal, but U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan called the court's decision "very disappointing."
The Oklahoma Legislature approved a bill that makes almost all abortions illegal in the state. The bill makes performing an abortion a felony with a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
Earlier this year, Eric Smith was released from prison after spending 28 years behind bars for the murder of 4-year-old Derrick Robie. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod joins "CBS Mornings" with details on the first extensive interview with Robie's parents since Smith's release.
In 1993, 13-year-old Eric Smith murdered 4-year-old Derrick Robie. After 28 years behind bars, Smith walked out of prison and has moved to Queens, New York.
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is now a convicted felon after a jury found him guilty Monday on all charges in a racketeering and sex trafficking trial. He could face decades in prison. Jericka Duncan has been following the case.
USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have reached a $380 million settlement with victims of former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar. He is serving over 100 years in prison for crimes of sexual abuse and child pornography after pleading guilty to multiple charges. Jericka Duncan has the latest.
A New Hampshire man spent two weeks in jail and still faces felony charges after Hertz accused him of stealing a vehicle — a vehicle the man says he properly rented and paid for. CBS News' consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner reports.
"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty sits down with Kevin Strickland, a man who has spent the last 43 years in a Missouri prison for murders he says he did not commit. The local prosecutor determined that Strickland is "factually innocent" and has tried to have him released, but Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt maintains Strickland is guilty and is fighting to keep him behind bars.
For the first time since his release, Kevin Strickland is sitting down for a network television interview. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" speaks to Strickland about adjusting to life outside prison and his goals for the future as a free man.
Forty-four years after Vincent Simmons was found guilty of attempted aggravated rape of twin 14-year-olds, he is expected to find out Monday whether or not he is entitled to a new trial. CBS News' lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports.
R&B Singer R. Kelly was found guilty Monday of all charges in his trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Jodi Kantor joined “CBS Mornings” to discuss the impact of R. Kelly's conviction and what message the verdict sends to survivors.
A Louisiana man is out of prison after 44 years. Vincent Simmons was convicted of attempted aggravated rape of twin 14-year-olds in 1977. He has maintained his innocence; they have maintained he is guilty. David Begnaud reports.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis intervened to commute the sentence of Rogel Aguilera Mederos, a truck driver convicted of killing four people in 2019 after the brakes on his big rig failed. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Richard Chinappi III allegedly tried to cover up the shooting by saying he accidentally killed the animal while trying to stop a bear attack.
The parents of a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia are pleading for his release. Trevor Reed was accused of assaulting police officers in 2019 and is currently serving a 9-year prison sentence. Paula and Joey Reed join CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest on their fight to get their son back home.
Former police officer Kim Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year in a Minneapolis suburb. CBS Minnesota's David Schuman reports.
A jury found the three White men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery guilty in a federal hate crimes trial. Gregory and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan now face up to life in prison in addition to the sentences they received in state court after being convicted of his murder. Janet Shamlian reports.
Some prison employees were suspended because the staff waited more than a day to tell the Department of Corrections he was missing, officials said.
On his first full day in office, President Biden promised to order the Bureau of Prisons to review its protocols to protect prisoners from COVID-19. A new report from Stat looks at what the Biden administration has and hasn't done. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Stat Washington correspondent Nicholas Florko about his reporting.