Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Derrick Dearman, who admitted to killing five people in 2016, was put to death by lethal injection in Alabama
Prison
Texas man to be executed in shaken baby case
Thursday night, a Texas man is scheduled to become the first person executed for the death of a toddler blamed on "shaken baby syndrome." CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste has more on the case of Robert Roberson.
Menendez brothers' family pushing for release
Multiple relatives of the Menendez brothers held a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday to push for Erik and Lyle Menendez's release. The two have been in prison since 1996 after they were convicted of killing their parents. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has more.
Former politician gets at least 28 years for killing Vegas reporter
A judge invoked sentencing enhancements to add eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence that a jury set in August after finding Robert Telles guilty of murder.
Russia jails U.S. man, 72, accused of being a mercenary in Ukraine
A Russian court has sentenced an American named as Stephen Hubbard, 72, to almost 7 years in prison for "participating as a mercenary" in the Ukraine war.
Texas man executed for killing infant son after waiving right to appeal death sentence
Travis Mullis was put to death Tuesday evening for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago.
Prison staff stabbed in Massachussetts
One correctional officer was stabbed 12 times and four others were also injured inside the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, according to officials. CBS News Boston's Beth Germano has more.
Former CIA officer gets 30 years
A former CIA officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for heinous crimes against more than two dozen women around the world. Some of Brian Jeffrey Raymond's victims appeared in court for his sentencing.
Sentencing for some Jan. 6 defendants
Several defendants could get years in prison for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane breaks down how their sentences will send a strong message to other defendants, and how the 2024 presidential election will impact the cases.
"Diddy" jailed at same detention center as other high-profile inmates
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail a second time on Wednesday and he will remain in federal custody at a Brooklyn detention center.
Inmate's wife wins $5.6 million in settlement for strip search
Christina Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.
Why was Crosley Green ordered back to prison?
Green, who spent nearly half his life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit, was released from prison in 2021.
4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating
Four Las Vegas teenagers have pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal beating of their high school classmate as part of a deal with prosecutors that kept them from being tried as adults.
Almost 130 killed in attempted prison escape in Congo, authorities say
Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say at least 129 people were killed, mostly in a stampede, during an attempted prison escape in Kinshasa.
Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva on enjoying life nearly since prison swap release
On Aug. 1, after a historically complex and monthslong negotiation that involved six countries, Alsu Kurmasheva was among the three American citizens released from Russian prison.
Florida executes man convicted of 1994 killing of college student in national forest
A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.
Electric chair tested and firing squad prepared in South Carolina
South Carolina's prisons director said the state is ready to execute an inmate next month by either electrocution, firing squad or lethal injection.
Inmates kill prison guards at Russia prison, hold hostages
Videos showed the alleged attackers claiming support for the suspects arrested in the terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall that left 145 people dead.
Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas prison following stabbing incident
The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility.
8/1: CBS News 24/7 Episode 1
U.S., Russia prisoner swap secures the release of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others.
WSJ bureau chief on prisoner swap
Thursday's prisoner swap with Russia is the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The deal ends more than a year-long nightmare for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Ann Simmons, Moscow bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, joins "America Decides" to reflect on her colleague's release.
Christopher Dunn freed from prison after murder conviction overturned
A Missouri man is free after 34 years behind bars since his murder conviction was overturned despite the state attorney general's efforts to keep him there.
3 inmates killed, 9 injured in "altercation" at maximum-security prison
Ely State Prison is the only maximum-security prison in Nevada and holds some of the state's death row inmates.
Russia sentences another U.S. journalist to prison after closed trial
A court in Russia has sentenced journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian national, to prison after a completely closed trial.
Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison is free
Sandra Hemme, whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, is now free — despite objections from Missouri's attorney general.
Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
Live
Trump visits South Carolina, Peltola speaks out and more from the trail
Patrick Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86
Live
Iran claims 4 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
El-Sayed's faith, family under scrutiny in campaign. Here's what we know.
DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Investigation
Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets
