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• Settlement brings reforms to Ore. county jail

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  Officials have agreed to lower the number of inmates per cell as well as take other actions

• New Orleans city council votes to end jailing uncooperative victims

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  Council members approved ending the jailing of sexual assault victims who resist testifying

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• Inmates charged for CO’s murder file lawsuit alleging abuse behind bars

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  Nine inmates claim conditions after a 2017 riot became worse for the inmates including being abused by COs

• Minn. lawmakers go behind bars as they study prison security concerns

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  Officials at the Stillwater prison said there are 235 corrections officers working there and 25 unfilled positions

• Terror attack gun supplier wants to withdraw guilty plea

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  The man who bought two rifles for terrorists to use in the San Bernardino shooting wants to withdraw his guilty plea

• Trump announces deal to end record-long shutdown

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  Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs

• Neb. Supreme Court dismisses suit from death-row inmates

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  The Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by eight death-row inmates who argued their sentences were no longer valid

• Former member says Ohio Parole Board is secretive and 'frighteningly unfair'

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  A former state senator and member of the Ohio Parole Board is calling for an independent investigation against the nine-member board

• State opposes condemned man's request to delay execution

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  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien says death row inmate Warren Keith Henness' motion is an abuse of the court system

• Calif. inmate first to be released under new state murder law

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  The inmate convicted of aiding and abetting a first-degree murder was the first of an estimated 800 eligible for re-sentencing

• New Ind. court aims to 'break the cycle' of incarceration

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  The new specialized court says the program could break the cycle of repeat offenders

• New St. Louis County prosecutor fires some staff

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  The new prosecutor wants to change the cash bail system and opposes the death penalty

• Dallas DA fires 12 prosecutors before taking office

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  The DA-elect was explicit on the campaign trail that he will not tolerate overly aggressive prosecution and prosecutorial misconduct

• New crop of reform-minded prosecutors ready to take office

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  Next month, at least eight new reform-minded prosecutors will take office in cities around the country after winning their local elections

• Calif. gun laws, criminal justice reform taking effect next year

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  The laws ease criminal sentences, tighten gun restrictions and address gender discrimination and sexual harassment

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