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Monopoly fans sent the thimble token directly to jail Thursday, as Hasbro, Inc. announced it will not be featured in the board game's summer release.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- His presidential campaign in peril, Donald Trump left no doubt he'll spend the final weeks before the election dredging up decades-old sexual allegations against Hillary Clinton's husband, even if it turns off voters whose support he desperately needs ...

The American Correctional Association gives the Dartmouth Correctional Complex a perfect score.

BOSTON (AP) _ A Springfield man is among 61 drug offenders whose sentences have been shortened by President Barack Obama. A federal judge in Massachusetts sentenced Manuel Colon to 20 years in 2007 for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and a related charge...

A man from Fairhaven was convicted of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to two years in the Bristol County House of Corrections.

A former certified nursing assistant from New Bedford will serve one year behind bars after she pleaded guilty Friday to stealing jewelry from elderly people in a Lakeville nursing home.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A closed-door hearing has concluded for an anonymous tipster who raised questions about the integrity of one of the jurors who convicted former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez of murder.

A Springfield man has been charged with impersonating a U.S. marshal in an attempt to spring a friend from jail. Prosecutors say 49-year-old Dennis Wilhite appeared in federal court on Wednesday to face the charge. Authorities say between Oct...

Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been a model inmate since being moved to a Boston jail and will be allowed to watch his former teammates on television if his behavior continues. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins tells the Boston Herald there have been "no problems, no complaints," and Hernandez is mingling with the general population at the Nashua Street Jail.

What is the Mental Health Squad? How can it help stop overcrowding in the jail system? The Mental Health Squad is "a six-person unit that answers the frequent emergency calls where mental illness may be an issue," reports NPR. This squad was formed because of the overcrowding in the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio...