A judge sentenced Matthew Pahl to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This, after Pahl was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his girlfriend 3 years ago.

Four inmates were hospitalized after a riot involving 20 incarcerated people on Monday at the California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Investigators say the teens killed the 61-year-old victim, then stole thousands of dollars and several guns from her before fleeing.

Richard Chambers, convicted of a 2024 triple homicide spanning central and eastern Oklahoma, was sentenced last week.

A Carencro man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after his 7-year-old stepdaughter died of a fentanyl overdose. Daniel Boudreaux, 52, was found guilty on July 14 by a Lafayette Parish jury on three charges: second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Austin’s Law, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, created aggravated involuntary manslaughter for causing a fentanyl overdose death without intent to kill, carrying penalties of 10 to 30 years or life in prison.

Two district attorneys argued against his early prison release a few years before the 77-year-old woman was killed.

Uriah Urick, boyfriend to 17-year-old Tara King, was convicted of killing his girlfriend's grandmother back in February, court records say.

The man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and University of Miami linebacker Marlin Barnes in a “jealous rage” nearly 30 years ago was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.