Corrections News Reports
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| Troy Davis in spotlight again as execution nears - 09/15/2011 |
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Hundreds of thousands of people are rallying behind death row inmate Troy Davis — not just because they oppose capital punishment but because they believe Georgia could put an innocent man to ... Full story |
| Convicted polygamist leader hospitalized - 08/31/2011 |
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Prison officials say Warren Jeffs has been hospitalized after not eating, drinking enough since his conviction on child sexual assault. He was sentenced to life in prison. ... Full story |
| Calif. prison conditions to be reviewed - 08/24/2011 |
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Faced with massive overcrowding, budget cuts and a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates, California is considering making changes to how it handles its toughest prisoners. ... Full story |
| Inside the mind of a psychopath - 08/11/2011 |
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These interspecies predators use charm, manipulation, imitation and violence to control others and satisfy their own selfish needs, a session was told at the American Correctional Association's summer ... Full story |
| No more Facebook for California inmates - 08/11/2011 |
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The status update looked like a typical Facebook wall post, except that it came from a California prison inmate: "Took all the homie's 2day on the handball court," read the post, which ... Full story |
| Las Vegas teen said devil made him kill inmate - 08/04/2011 |
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Inmate Carl Guilford claims the "devil" convinced him to kill cellmate Francesco Sanfilippo in prison. ... Full story |
| Facebook stalker gets 4 years in jail - 07/26/2011 |
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A California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison. ... Full story |
| Casey Anthony freed from jail - 07/21/2011 |
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Casey Anthony walks out of the Orange County Jail with her attorney Jose Baez during her release in Orlando, Fla., early Sunday.... Full story |
| Sheriff Joe selling pink underwear with Spanish print - 07/15/2011 |
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The Ariz. sheriff famous for making prisoners wear pink underwear is introducing a Spanish-language version of the shorts he sells to the public.... Full story |
| Inmate: Lack of porn violates civil rights - 07/06/2011 |
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A Michigan jail inmate says he's being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he can't have pornography.... Full story |
