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1 hr ago | The Times-Tribune

Christmas burglaries land Dunmore brothers in state prison

Two Dunmore brothers face six years in prison for breaking into two borough homes over the Christmas holiday last year and stealing thousands of dollars of possessions, crimes a county judge called repugnant and revealed a "hardness of heart."

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Related Topix: Prison, Dunmore, PA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Lackawanna County, PA

Wed Jun 19, 2013

Marin Independent Journal

Novato man pleads guilty to pandering in Las Vegas case involving girl at hotel

A Novato man charged with kidnapping a 16-year-old girl to Las Vegas for sex pleaded guilty Wednesday to pandering a child.

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Related Topix: Novato, CA, Prison

Athens Banner-Herald

Man convicted in Phoenix's 'serial shootings' dies

A serial killer convicted of murdering six people in a shooting spree that terrorized Phoenix in 2005 and 2006 was found dead Wednesday in his prison cell, officials said.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Prison

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Judge may expand Calif. prison mental health case

Attorneys who represent California inmates are asking a federal judge to expand the court's oversight of prison mental health care to include the Department of State Hospitals.

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Related Topix: Soledad, CA, Salinas Valley State Prison, Prison

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Fired Ala. guard says she lied about dead inmate

A fired prison guard has testified that she initially lied about a fatal inmate beating because her supervisor told her to do it.

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Related Topix: Prison, Ventress Correctional Facility

Palo Verde Valley Times

Suro sentenced to 10 years for sex assault

Martin Suro, Jr. , 23, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday after accepting a plea deal and pleading guilty on May 30 to one count of intent to commit mayhem, rape, sodomy, oral copulation and one count of criminal threats that would result in great bodily injury and death.

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WFMZ

Penn State scandal defendants lose second appeal

Two former Penn State administrators lost a second state appeals court ruling in less than two weeks Tuesday, when Superior Court threw out their request to review whether a grand jury judge had authority dismiss charges against them.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

KTVN Reno

Nevada prison inmate may be blocked from appeals

The Las Vegas Sun reports the state high court ruled Monday that Michael Steve Cox may lose the ability to file appeals if he keeps filing lawsuits without paying required fees.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Ely State Prison, Prison, North Las Vegas, NV

Tue Jun 18, 2013

WTVY Dothan

AG Announces Guilty Plea for Conspiracy to Assault Judge, Investigator

During jury selection yesterday in Dallas County Circuit Court, a woman on the verge of trial instead pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal solicitation to commit assault in the first degree against a circuit judge and investigator.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Dallas County, AL, Tutwiler Prison for Women

The Olympian

Centralia man accused of running drug ring

CENTRALIA — A Centralia man imprisoned at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell is accused of leading a drug trafficking operation from behind bars.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Prison

CBS Local

Psychologist Attacked By Inmate At LA Prison

A contract psychologist is recovering from injuries she suffered in an attack by an inmate at the state prison in Los Angeles County.

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Related Topix: Prison, Los Angeles County, CA

The Beaumont Enterprise

Okla. executes inmate convicted of killing couple

This June 29, 2011 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows James DeRosa.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Prison, Mary Fallin, US Governors, McAlester, OK, Oklahoma State Penitentiary

Tulsa World

Execution set for Oklahoma man in 2 stabbing deaths Prosecutors said...

The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years.

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Related Topix: Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Prison, McAlester, OK, Le Flore County, OK

Green Bay Press-Gazette

FdL man sentenced for child sex assault

A 44-year-old Waupun Correctional Institution inmate will spend 11 additional years in prison.

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Related Topix: Waupun Correctional Institution, Prison

WTAQ-AM Green Bay

'Night Stalker' killer Richard Ramirez died of cancer

The California serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," who died this month at age 53 while on death row for a mid-1980s reign of terror in the Los Angeles area, succumbed to complications of cancer, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Prison, San Quentin State Prison, Greenbrae, CA, Violent Crime

Merced Sun-Star

Pair convicted in Planada murder, kidnapping case

The couple accused of killing Ana Lila Diaz DeCeja and kidnapping her 2-month-old baby soon will be headed to state prison after being convicted by jurors on murder charges.

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Related Topix: Planada, CA, Prison, Merced, CA, Merced County, CA

CBS Local

Sex Offender Arrested After Attack On Napa State Hospital Nurse

A registered nurse at Napa State Hospital was assaulted by a male patient at the facility Sunday night.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Journal News

Mount Vernon man pleads guilty in gang-related shooting

A Mount Vernon man is expected to receive 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting of a 65-year-old woman in July 2012.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, NY, Prison

KMIZ

Star witness testifies in Bulger trial

With defendant James "Whitey" Bulger sitting less than eight feet away and staring straight ahead, a star government witness in the case against Bulger explained Monday why he turned against the man he long counted among "my partners in crime, my best friends."

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Related Topix: Medford, MA, Federal Prisons, Prison

WTEN-TV Albany

Local bar owner charged with assault

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. A local bar owner was arrested by the Warren County Sheriff's Office and charged with assaulting a meter enforcement officer.

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Related Topix: Lake George, NY, New York, Prison