Actress headed back to prison for fatal 2010 drunk driving crash

It was a startling development in a case that has bounced around the New Jersey court system for nearly a decade.

• Sep 17, 2020

Joe Exotic appeals to Trump for pardon

Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as "Joe Exotic," is asking President Trump for a pardon. His application, which includes a handwritten letter, is set to be hand-delivered to the White House as soon as Thursday. Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in prison after a jury convicted him for a murder-for-hire plot and the illegal sale and killing of tigers. Paula Reid reports.

• Sep 9, 2020
• 01:52

Appeals court upholds decision to deny R. Kelly bail

The 2nd Circuit said prosecutors had proven Kelly is a flight risk and a danger to the community.

• Sep 8, 2020

Private prison businesses make big money

Despite the decline in the number of people being incarcerated, private prison companies are making money by providing services to inmates with almost no government oversight. Axios reporter Stef Kight joined CBSN AM to discuss when the trend began and how lawmakers are looking to correct the system.

• Jun 10, 2019
• 06:45

Federal prisons will resume visitations in October

The bureau, which is home to over 127,000 federal offenders, took precautions in March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

• Sep 2, 2020

"Antifa hunter" gets 3 years in prison for racist threats

"There is seemingly nothing that Daniel McMahon will not do in the name of white supremacy," one victim wrote.

• Sep 1, 2020

Alice Johnson prepares for RNC speech

The final night of the Republican National Convention will feature a powerful plea for criminal justice reform from someone who knows the system from the inside. 65-year-old Alice Marie Johnson spent 22 years in prison, after receiving a live sentence for a first time, nonviolent drug and money laundering conviction. Two years ago, President Trump granted her clemency after Kim Kardashian West brought the case to him. Vladimir Duthiers spoke to Johnson about her long journey to freedom and her new fight.

• Aug 27, 2020
• 04:14

Lori Loughlin and husband sentenced in college admissions scandal

Loughlin, 56, got prison time plus a $150,000 fine, 100 hours of community service and two years of supervised release.

• Aug 22, 2020

Lori Loughlin sentenced to 2 months in prison

Actress Lori Loughlin has been sentenced to two months in prison for her role in the nationwide college admissions scandal. Her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, got a five-month sentence after the couple accepted a plea deal. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins CBSN with a look at how the case played out.

• Aug 21, 2020
• 08:40

Golden State Killer sentenced to life in prison

Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges under a plea deal that avoided a possible death sentence.

• Aug 21, 2020

Steve Bannon arrested on fraud charges

One of the president's closest former associates, Steve Bannon, is out on bond Friday after being arrested on fraud charges over an alleged scheme connected to the president's long-promised border wall. Paula Reid reports.

• Aug 21, 2020
• 02:30

R. Kelly's ex-manager charged with calling in threat to stop docuseries premiere

The threat forced the theater to evacuate and cancel the showing.

• Aug 14, 2020

Rosanne Cash spoke to “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Anthony Mason, about her new album, "The River & the Thread,” which was in part inspired by her father’s childhood home

Rosanne Cash, eldest daughter of Johnny Cash, has had 11 number one country hits. Recently, she spoke to “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Anthony Mason, about her new album, "The River & the Thread,” which was in part inspired by her father’s childhood home.

• Feb 8, 2014
• 01:51

Michael David Elliot broke out of a correctional facility in Ionia, Michigan Sunday

Michael David Elliot broke out of a correctional facility in Ionia, Michigan Sunday. After a 150-mile long manhunt, he was finally captured in Indiana. CBS News correspondent Terrell Brown reports.

• Feb 4, 2014
• 01:55

The state of Vermont has seen an almost 800 percent uptick in opiate use since the year 2000, in part because of the state's geography

The state of Vermont has seen an almost 800 percent uptick in opiate use since the year 2000, in part because of the state's geography. Located in the middle of the northeast drug corridor, dealers unload some of their inventory while traveling from Philadelphia to Montreal. Gov. Peter Shumlin is pushing for harsher penalties for dealers and help for addicts. Michelle Miller reports.

• Jan 28, 2014
• 02:48

Two members of the all-female punk rock band Pussy Riot were freed under a bill passed by the Russian Parliament last week

Two members of the all-female punk rock band Pussy Riot were serving a two-year sentence for protesting inside a church against President Vladimir Putin. They were freed under a bill passed by the Russian Parliament last week. Jeff Glor reports.

• Dec 23, 2013
• 00:22

More than four in 10 convicts return to jail within three years of their release

More than four in 10 convicts return to jail within three years of their release, but a weightlifting program in Boston hopes to change that number. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Dec 23, 2013
• 02:48

Two members of the female punk band were freed from a Russian prison Monday

Two members of the female punk band Pussy Riot were freed from a Russian prison Monday under a new amnesty law. The women were jailed almost two years ago while protesting President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Charlie D’Agata reports.

• Dec 23, 2013
• 01:49

Ryan Ferguson discusses how he spent his time in prison, how his conviction was overturned, and what could be his next step as a free man

Ryan Ferguson and "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty join the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to discuss how Ferguson spent his time in prison, how they overturned his wrongful conviction, and what could be his next step as a free man.

• Dec 11, 2013
• 05:09

Ryan Ferguson had been incarcerated for nearly a decade for a crime he did not commit

Ryan Ferguson had been incarcerated for nearly a decade for a crime he did not commit. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

• Dec 11, 2013
• 02:09

James Baker, who was chief of staff to former President Ronald Reagan, recalls meeting Nelson Mandela shortly after he left prison

James Baker, who was chief of staff to former President Ronald Reagan, says Nelson Mandela "had an enduring and endearing presence of dignity that I don't think I've ever seen on any other person."

• Dec 8, 2013
• 05:22

Nelson Mandela told a crowd in Cape Town following his release from prison, "I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people"

Following his release from a 27-year prison sentence, Nelson Mandela addressed a large crowd of his supporters at a rally in Cape Town, Feb. 11, 1990.

• Nov 19, 2013
• 14:03

Martha Teichner looks back at the life and legacy of the anti-apartheid fighter who passed away at the age of 95

There aren't that many people of whom it can be said "he changed the world," but Nelson Mandela was one of them. Martha Teichner looks back at the life and legacy of the anti-apartheid fighter who passed away this week at the age of 95.

• Dec 8, 2013
• 10:58

Mike Wallace’s trip to the “strangely tranquil” U.S. naval base known as Gitmo, 30 years before it housed accused 9/11 terrorists and al Qaeda fighters

Mike Wallace’s trip to the “strangely tranquil” U.S. naval base known as Gitmo, 30 years before it housed accused 9/11 terrorists and al Qaeda fighters

• Nov 17, 2013
• 13:02

When Christo Brand became a guard at Robben Island, he was told he'd be guarding the worst of the worst

When Christo Brand became a guard at Robben Island, he was told he'd be guarding the worst of the worst. But he came to know Nelson Mandela as a kindly gentleman and the prison peacemaker. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Dec 9, 2013
• 02:59

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