Prisoners are being sent back to jail by the probation service because it's the "easiest thing to do", rather than solely for public protection, the chief inspector of probation has told Sky News.

A woman who stole almost £3,000 worth of Jellycat toys has been given a suspended prison sentence. Ruby Smith, 35, of Eye in Suffolk, was captured on CCTV putting the toys into her bag, her ...

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 14-year-old junior high school girl on suspicion of assaulting her mother after they had an argument over her smartphone use. According to police, the incident ...

SINGAPORE: A man who sexually abused the daughter of his then-girlfriend was sentenced to 11 years’ jail and eight strokes of the cane on Thursday (Feb 13). The girl, who was 13 to 14 at the ...

Jessinta Tan Suat Lin, 50, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined $4,600 on Feb 11. Her lawyer said she suffers from anxiety and depression, but she was found to be unsuitable for a ...

Wild scenes unfolded outside a Washington, D.C. jail holding Jan. 6 prisoners as supporters, protesters, and police converged in the wake of pardons with a high-profile monitor. Within hours of ...