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Big prisoner release plan Schwarzenegger proposing to free 22,000 low-risk offenders early By Andy Furillo - afurillo@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PST Friday, December 21, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A24 Print | E-Mail | Comments (52) | Digg it | del.icio.us In what may be the largest...
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December 11, 2007 New Jersey Nears Repeal of Death Penalty NEW YORK TIMES By JEREMY W. PETERS TRENTON, — The New Jersey <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/newjersey/index.html?inline=nyt-geo> Senate voted Monday to make the state the first in the country...
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Dec. 11, 2007 100 get pardons, commutations GOP governor's final acts Lexington Herald-Leader By John Stamper Hours before vacating his office, Gov. Ernie Fletcher pardoned or commuted the sentences of 101 people, including several convicted of murder. Among those given relief by the outgoing governor...
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Adult System Worsens Juvenile Recidivism, Report Says By Robert E. Pierre Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 30, 2007; A14 Youths tried as adults and housed in adult prisons commit more crimes, often more violent ones, than minors who remain in the juvenile justice system, a panel of experts...
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Prison agency catches flak Democrats say funding rules for county jails should be tied to new rehabilitation centers. By Andy Furillo - afurillo@sacbee. com Last Updated 12:35 am PST Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A4 Print | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Digg it | del...
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Editorial: Too many of us in prisons Prison overcrowding reflects tougher sentencing, often for victimless offenses, not more crime An Orange County Register editorial Comments 1 | Recommend 1 It was more than a year ago that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looked at the 175,000 prisoners crammed into a state...
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A proposal to consolidate prisons across Maine will come before the state Legislature in January, but lawmakers and officials in the region are gearing up for potential changes to the way prisons are run. David Farmer, director of communications for Gov. John Baldacci's office, said the state originally...
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The California Prison Industry Authority (PIA) has teamed up with Ironworkers local 118 to create an apprenticeship program in Folsom to prepare inmates for professional careers as tradesmen when they are released on parole. Under a formal agreement between the PIA and the International Association of...