Corrections News Reports
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| Calif. court OKs serial killer's extradition to NY - 05/14/2012 |
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Rodney Alcala delivers his final arguments during his trial in Santa Ana, Calif. in 2010. Alcala Calif.'s highest court has cleared the way for him to be brought to New York to face charges in two ... Full story |
| Only Canadian on death row in US seeks clemency - 05/08/2012 |
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The only Canadian on death row in the U.S. is asking the Montana Parole Board to instead let him live the rest of his life in prison. He was originally sentenced after he shot two cousins in the head with ... Full story |
| Ohio executes man who fatally stabbed teen in 1985 - 04/18/2012 |
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Mark Wiles died by lethal injection in Ohio on Wednesday, ending an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty in the state. He was executed for stabbing and killing the teenage son of his employers. (AP ... Full story |
| Serial killer's letters may have sped up execution - 04/11/2012 |
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Death row inmate David Alan Gore is set to be executed next week in Vero Beach, Fla. He raped and dismembered five women and a teenager, and in prison couldn't stop bragging about it. Execution set for ... Full story |
| Arpaio responds to ruling critical of pink boxers - 03/30/2012 |
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An Arizona sheriff known for making prisoners wear pink underwear asked an appeals court Wednesday to reconsider its ruling that criticized jail officers' decision to force the colorful boxer shorts onto ... Full story |
| Killer of NJ cop gets life in prison - 03/24/2012 |
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Jahmell Crockam sits in court in Toms River, N.J. He was sentenced to prison for life without the possibility of parole on Thursday for the murder of a police officer. (AP Photo)... Full story |
| Federal prisoners in W.Va. test MP3 player program - 03/15/2012 |
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This image shows an MP3 music player. 405 inmates at the Federal Prison camp in Alderson, W.Va., have spent $69.20 to buy a personal MP3 player from the commissary. Program could roll out in other counties. ... Full story |
| Leader of 'Texas 7' prison-break gang put to death - 03/02/2012 |
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George Rivas listens to Lori Hawkins testify in Dallas against him for killing her husband, a police officer, in '01. The leader of the fugitive gang known as the "Texas 7," Rivas was ... Full story |
| Remains found in Calif. with killer's help - 02/14/2012 |
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Wesley Shermantine helped authorities find human remains on a cattle ranch in Calif. on Saturday. Shermantine and Loren Herzog were implicated in six murders and suspects in at least a dozen more that ... Full story |
| Mo. teen describes killing as amazing, enjoyable - 02/07/2012 |
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This '09 file photo shows Alyssa Bustamante, who pleaded guilty to killing a 9-year-old girl and wrote in her journal that it was a "pretty enjoyable" experience in St. Martins, Mo. Bustamante was 15-years-old ... Full story |
