PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are once again weighing a proposal that would allow people serving long sentences to ask a judge for a “second look” at their punishment after 10 years. Matching ...

Convicted child killer Adam Montgomery is asking for a review of his sentence for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony. Montgomery, 34, was sentenced to 56 years to life in state prison in ...

In September 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the state law that let prosecutors freely review old cases and, with a judge’s approval, reduce sentences they deemed extreme. The ruling, ...

Ohio's criminal sentencing system allows trial court judges to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively. This can swing prison time from a few ...