Nation Mar 04 California police officer gets 6 years for shooting mentally ill man By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press
Politics Jan 06 Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell sentenced to 2 years in prison on federal charges A judge today sentenced Bob McDonnell, Virginia's former governor and a one-time potential vice-presidential contender, to two years in prison after he was found guilty of political corruption. By Laura Santhanam
Nation Aug 23 Watch Staff Sgt. Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering 16 Afghan Cilvilians Staff Sgt. Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering 16 Afghan Cilvilians…
Politics Oct 09 Watch Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to at Least 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of Young Boys Sentence Means Jerry Sandusky Will Likely Spend Rest of His Life Behind Bars…
Politics May 21 Watch Why Rutgers Webcam Case Gleaned National Attention Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in prison for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, who later jumped to his death from a bridge. Jeffrey Brown and The New York Times' Kate…
Apr 05 Watch After Danziger Shooting Sentencings, Feds Look to New Orleans Police Reforms Former New Orleans Police Officers Sentenced in Post-Katrina Bridge Shootings… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch New Drug Law Narrows Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Gap President Obama signed a new law Tuesday that closes a decades-old gap in federal sentencing that led to much stiffer penalties for crack cocaine cases than ones involving powder cocaine. Gwen Ifill speaks with two experts about the implications. Continue watching
Jul 20 Is Madoff’s Sentence a Deterrent for Future Swindlers? By Business Desk Question: I wonder whether the Madoff sentence is a sufficient deterrent for future potential criminals. If he is rumored to have stolen approximately $60 billion, then $60billion/150 years comes out to about $400 million per year. That figure is… Continue reading
Jun 29 What Do You Make of the Madoff Sentence? By Business Desk Question: What do you make of the Madoff sentence? Paul Solman: I’m tempted to say that, at 150 years, he may have gotten off lightly. In today’s email came the regular newsletter of one of the world’s most provocative and… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Sentencing of Journalists Adds to U.S.-N. Korea Tensions A North Korean court convicted two U.S. reporters of entering the country illegally Monday and sentenced them to 12 years in a labor camp. A professor and the former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea discuss the situation. Continue watching