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Prison System a Costly and Harmful Failure: Report By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON - The number of Americans in prison has risen eight-fold since 1970, with little impact on crime but at great cost to taxpayers and society, researchers said in a report calling for a major justice-system overhaul. The...
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Prisons revisit HIV restrictions Monday, November 19, 2007 THE ISSUE: Alabama's prison system has lifted some of its restrictions on HIV-infected inmates. Good. Much has changed since HIV made its first known appearance in Alabama's prison system two decades ago. So it makes sense for the prison...
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Judge to consider prison agreement THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON -- A federal judge is expected to decide today whether to approve an agreement between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mississippi Department of Corrections that provides detailed guidelines for the treatment of some prisoners...
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A new kind of prison for Santa Clara County? IN EXCHANGE FOR 'RE-ENTRY FACILITY,' STATE OFFERS FUNDS TO EXPAND LOCAL JAILS By Deborah Lohse Mercury News Article Launched: 11/13/2007 01:35:25 AM PST Santa Clara County officials are about to tackle a potentially explosive question: Should they...
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Testimony to the U.S. Sentencing Commission on retroactivity of crack guideline by Julie Stewart, President of FAMM Foundation November 13, 2007 Good afternoon, Commissioners. Thank you for allowing me to testify today on behalf of the 13,000 members of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). Many...
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Prison doors officially close Saturday Monday, November 12, 2007 By Danielle Quisenberry dquisenberry@ citpat.com -- 768-4929 The lights will be shut off Saturday at the newly emptied Southern Michigan Correctional Facility in Blackman Township -- nine months after state officials decided to close the...
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ATLANTA — A woman who escaped from a Georgia prison 33 years ago has been recaptured in east Texas. Federal marshals arrested Deborah Gavin, 53, at her home Wednesday in Frankston, Texas . Gavin, who was serving time on an armed robbery conviction out of Gwinnett County, escaped from the Georgia Women's...
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(CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs tried to hang himself earlier this year while he was in jail awaiting trial, according to court documents unsealed by a Utah judge on Tuesday. Sect leader Warren Jeffs arrives in court to hear the verdict against him September 25 in St. George, Utah. Jeffs...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Frank Lucas, at 77 years old and wheelchair-bound, still has a small gang doting on him. Frank Lucas, at 77, is still a charismatic presence, though his drug-dealing days are behind him. 1 of 2 var CNN_ArticleChanger = new CNN_imageChanger('cnnImgChngr','/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies...
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Jail eyes state funds Monday, November 05, 2007 By Michael Van Cassell ( mvancassell@ freelancenews. com ) The recidivism rate in California's jails and prisons is staggering. At 70 percent, it's the worst in the country. And here in San Benito County , jailers often see the same faces come through...