Corrections News Reports
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| Miss. court halts quick release of some pardoned - 01/12/2012 |
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Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour gives a presentation in this Dec. file photo in Jackson, Miss. A judge temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who'd received pardons by Barbour. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, ... Full story |
| Top 10 corrections stories of 2011: A look back - 12/28/2011 |
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Stories come and go throughout the year on our website, and there are so many, sometimes we forget them. So CorrectionsOne looked back at the most popular stories of the year and called the people and ... Full story |
| 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced for spree - 12/21/2011 |
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A juvenile thief who gained international notoriety was sentenced Friday for a 2-year spree of crimes after a judge deemed his situation a "mind-numbing absence of hope." (Image AP)... Full story |
| COs shoot 2 inmates during Calif. prison riot - 12/12/2011 |
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COs in Sacramento, Calif., control offenders after breaking up a prison fight involving 50 inmates on Wednesday. Officers shot two inmates and at least 10 were wounded. (Image ABC7)... Full story |
| Death row inmate rips on Ore. Gov. for 'not pulling trigger' - 12/01/2011 |
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Two-time murderer Gary Haugen is slamming Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber for giving him a reprieve on Monday, saying he is a "paper cowboy." Kitzhaber won't allow for any executions while he's in office. "He ... Full story |
| Sheriff Joe's jails to pay $1M for inmate death - 11/17/2011 |
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Juan Farias Mendoza died in 2007 after a physical exchange with detention officers in one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails in Maricopa County, Ariz. The county will pay $1 million to his family. Death ... Full story |
| Ariz. 'Baseline Killer' guilty of murders - 11/04/2011 |
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Mark Goudeau was found guilty of killing nine people on Monday. Prosecutors called him a "ravenous wolf" driven by a hunger to rape women and kill those who didn't cooperate. (AP Photo/Arizona DOC)... Full story |
| Fla. 'dangerous' inmates on the run - 10/25/2011 |
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Rondell Reed (left) and Leviticus Taylor (right) escaped from a Fla., county jail on Monday. Deputies are following leads the two cellmates had help on the outside and have left the area. (Photo Indian ... Full story |
| Sheriff Baca says he is to blame - 10/19/2011 |
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This Sept. photo shows LA County Sheriff Lee Baca commenting on a report released by the ACLU. Baca said he is to blame for deputy misconduct and brutality against inmates in the nation's largest jail ... Full story |
| Prison riot erupts in Okla. - 10/13/2011 |
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Inmates come out of an Okla. prison Tuesday after officer threw tear gas grenades inside the cafeteria to break up a riot. Forty-six inmates were injured, no COs were hurt during the fighting. (Image ... Full story |
