The teenager who led a planned group escape from a Lincoln youth detention center last summer, where he had been placed for second-degree murder, had just learned that a Douglas ...

Harry O'Brien was just 16 when he took control of a gang who terrorised south Liverpool with a campaign of gun and arson ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

From Civil War ties to the nation's first private HBCU, Ohio's Black history runs deep. Here's what to know this Black ...

February is Black History Month, and South Florida is honoring the occasion with a variety of activities that salute the accomplishments of Black Americans. Whether you choose to enjoy a parade or ...

During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, the 52-year-old actor detailed the extremes he went to while working on the biopic, which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa.

The biopic chronicled Mandela’s life journey, including spending 27 years in prison before serving as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela died in 2013 at the age ...

which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa. Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in ...

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) -- During a legislative budget hearing today (Thursday), South Dakota corrections officials defended plans for a new $825 million men's prison, facing tough questions about ...

KANSAS CITY —A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City man to 10 years in prison for a shooting that caused serious physical injury to a juvenile, according to Jackson County Prosecutor ...

That shift could pave the way for children as young as 14 to be sentenced to life in prison. "This bill is ... faced a dozen felony charges in juvenile court, including first-degree murder.