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• Ark. court OKs new sentence hearings for juvenile lifers

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  State legislators declared that juvenile lifers would be parole-eligible after a term of 30 or fewer years

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  Ga. wants to execute inmates accused of killing COs

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  District Attorney Stephen Bradley said he plans to seek the death penalty against Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose, who allegedly killed COs three months ago

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  5 ways to improve PREA compliance in correctional facilities

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  Getting staff to understand the Prison Rape Elimination Act and see it as valuable helps create a culture that supports compliance

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  Federal judge grants class action status to Wis. inmates at youth prison

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  In July, DOC officials were ordered to reduce or eliminate their use of solitary confinement, pepper spray and restraints to manage behavior of inmates

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  Calif. 'sanctuary state' bill closer to approval

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  The bill would limit how local and state police can interact with federal immigration agents

• Lawyer sues Ark. prison system over execution drug label

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  Steven Shults said he wants to be sure prison officials are complying with state law

• Bill would require more mental health screening for some Calif. convicts

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  Judges would be required in certain cases to consider a defendant’s mental health during sentencing

• Ala. appeals court rules revives lethal injection lawsuit

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  The court ruled that a federal judge prematurely dismissed the inmates' claims and should have held evidentiary hearings

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  Fla. supreme court rules governor had power to reassign death penalty cases

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  The state Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Rick Scott had the power to reassign cases from State Attorney Aramis Ayala

• Judge: Va. prisons must treat 5 Percenters as religion

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  The Five Percenters are currently barred from having gatherings or access to their texts in prison

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  Calif. court upholds fast-track death penalty measure

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  The California Supreme Court has upheld a ballot measure to change the state's dysfunctional death penalty system and speed up executions

• Mo. death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court

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  Marcellus Williams is set to die by injection Tuesday

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  Lawsuit: Birth control for sentencing breaks violated rights

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  A sheriff and judge violated the rights of inmates by promising to reduce their sentences if they underwent birth control procedures, an ex-inmate says in a lawsuit

• ACLU sues Neb. state prisons system

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  The lawsuit blames overcrowding and understaffing for the deadly riots, staff assaults and escapes of recent years

• Kan. Senate leader: Governor should boost prison pay now

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  House Minority Leader Jim Ward has called for an immediate 10 percent pay increase

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