Jaime Esparza has “departed” as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, the office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The office provided few ...

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Joseph Baker, a 46-year-old resident of Allen, Texas, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison without the possibility of ...

Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said the judge's sentence will ensure "this predator will spend the rest of his life behind bars." ...

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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency to a death row inmate who said last month he is ...

The California Board of Parole Hearings denied parole for an armed robber who was sentenced to 25 years in state prison, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office said. Juanita Donaldson, 44 ...

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During his first two years on the job, the state’s attorney’s office sent 1,723 people to prison for five years without the possibility of parole for having illegal guns. His office also ...

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