Topic: U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Wesley Snipes released. Tax evader under house arrest.
Wesley Snipes, released from prison, will serve last four months of his three-year sentence confined in a home. Best known for his work in the 'Blade' trilogy, actor Wesley Snipes' release came after his 2008 conviction for failing to file tax returns on $38 million in earnings.
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Escape down high-rise jail has Chicago wondering: how'd they dare? (+video)
The two convicted bank robbers, cellmates, apparently escaped the high-rise prison in downtown Chicago by rappelling down from the 15th floor on knotted bedsheets in the middle of the night.
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Giffords faces Ariz. shooter in court, Loughner receives life sentence (+video)
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stood in federal court to face Arizona shooter Jared Loughner on Thursday moments before he was sentenced to life in prison. Loughner received seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years in prison, without the possibility of parole.
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Rod Blagojevich, second Illinois governor headed for prison (+video)
Rod Blagojevich got on a flight for Colorado Thursday morning. By this afternoon, Blagojevich will trade his Oxxford suit for prison khakis
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Rod Blagojevich a substance abuser? He seeks treatment in prison.
Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, ordered to report to US prison Feb. 16, seeks to enter a prison substance abuse program. It can shave a year off his time behind bars, but does he really have an abuse problem?
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Harsh sentence for Rod Blagojevich: Did his fight reflexes cause him harm? (VIDEO)
Despite his apparent contrition in court, Rod Blagojevich wasted little time after sentencing before vowing 'to fight through adversity.' Legal experts suggest his boxer's instincts antagonized the judge.
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Rod Blagojevich 14-year sentence a warning to corrupt politicians
Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison, a decision some legal experts found harsh. But the judge said the sentence was meant to send a message – and not just to Rod Blagojevich.
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Man claims responsibility for 1994 Tupac Shakur shooting
Tupac Shakur was killed in 1996, but the mystery of who shot him in 1994 and why was never solved. Now a convicted murderer in New York says he did it for $2500.
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Life sentence for Faisal Shahzad, could join shoe bomber in Colorado
The judge sent Faisal Shahzad to prison for the rest of his life. His crime – attempting to bomb Times Square – was serious, and he was defiant in court appearances.
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Small Illinois town willing to be next Guantanamo
President Obama wants to ship Guantanamo Bay detainees to a rural Illinois state prison. Why are locals welcoming the detainees?
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Illinois leaders split on taking Guantánamo detainees at state prison
Idea of transferring Guantánamo detainees to a prison in Illinois has backing of state's top Democrats, but Republican congressmen balk.
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Are America's prisons incubating radical Islamists?
Recent domestic terror suspects had converted to Islam while in prison. Experts are divided on the extent of the threat.
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