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Buchanan, 72, had been incarcerated since 2004 for kidnapping a convict who was harassing a corrupt prison guard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Critics say the court has focused too heavily on war crimes committed in Africa and failed to convict major political leaders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Jurors took little more than a day to convict him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cautions are offered by police if they have enough evidence to convict and the person involved has admitted their part in a crime.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I felt like a convict in an old prison movie, returning to my cell each night to tunnel through the wall with a teaspoon.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The proposal would also allow convicts to serve their terms in Kosovo, limit sentences to 15 years and clear the way for presidential pardons.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

The ruling irons out recent judicial efforts to protect California convicts from what Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu called “cascading consequences” of administrative debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

On a recent day this winter, a cosmopolitan mix of convicts mingled in the camp’s exercise yards and worked out in the outdoor gym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

“I sang a solo for our convicts on Alcatraz. I sang ‘Silent Night’ for Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Roy Gardner and the others.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

However, it has not carried out a death sentence for two decades, even as courts continue to impose the penalty on those convicted of murder and other serious crimes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

A poll conducted in August by the Pew Research Center found that about two-thirds of voters nationally favor the death penalty for people convicted or murder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

More than 180 people have been convicted of national security offenses in Hong Kong since 2020, according to Hong Kong’s Security Bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

US authorities have recaptured a convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison more than a week ago.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

People who are convicted of violent crimes tend to get longer prison sentences than those who commit nonviolent offenses.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Hoppock worries that by moving straight to deportation proceedings, the federal government has found a way to skip prosecuting and convicting.

From Salon ● May 14, 2026

It’s true that we don’t want juries convicting simply because they don’t like the defendant.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026

The letter argued that the legal standard for convicting someone of a crime shouldn’t be used when deciding whether Khan should continue to serve as chief prosecutor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Jurors deliberated for a little under an hour before convicting Byers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

When Faye died, he knew instinctively that Kate was probably responsible, but he also knew he hadn’t much of any chance of convicting her, and a wise sheriff doesn’t butt his head against the impossible.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck