Crime, Law and Justice

As the COVID-19 outbreak hits a Minnesota prison, some inmates worry that the response is overly punitive and medically inadequate.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that reported cases had doubled in some countries "as the economic and social pressures and fear have grown."

An inmate has collapsed and died while showering at the prison, Minnesota corrections officials said Sunday. Authorities said the man had complained of heartburn to fellow inmates before he entered the shower and collapsed.

Atkinson is at least the seventh intelligence official to be fired, ousted or moved aside since last summer. The intelligence community has been in turmoil because of the constant turnover.

Wisconsin Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary, despite public health fears about in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bobbie Christine Bishop was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release Monday for the second-degree murder of long-abused 6-year-old Justis Burland.

One of Minnesota’s top public defenders was reinstated Wednesday after being placed on paid leave pending an investigation into her performance. Mary Moriarty welcomed the decision, saying she will continue to be an outspoken advocate for racial justice and marginalized communities.

Federal prosecutors say 28-year-old Muhammad Masood quit his job as a medical research coordinator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., moved out of his apartment and tried to travel to Syria to link up with the terror group ISIS.

Prosecutors say a driver was impaired by a mixture of marijuana, alcohol and prescription drugs when he struck and killed a teenager riding his bike in Blaine.

One man is dead and two others injured after a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.