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Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with photos from sentencing: Teen who shot to death 3 students at Ohio high school gets 3 life sentences without parole

Monday, September 17, 2012  A federal judge who ruled that a Massachusetts prison inmate is eligible for a state-funded sex change operation has determined that the inmate is also eligible for public reimbursement of legal fees.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  The Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, a mandatory penalty that left him defiant as ever.

Friday, September 03, 2010  A former Davenport man serving a life sentence for killing a man with a hammer then dumping his body in a field in 2005 has died in custody.

Thursday, December 31, 2009  Pakistani police said Thursday they plan to ask a court to charge five Americans arrested in early December with terrorism, and will seek life sentences against them.

Saturday, December 06, 2008  Jurors recommend a life sentence for former Columbia police officer, Steven Rios,  who killed a younger man with whom he had an affair.