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Police arrest Dover store owner for selling synthetic marijuana
A Dover convenience store owner has been indicted on charges of selling synthetic marijuana. Comment?
Angola guard arrested in Livingston home invasion
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Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case. Comment?
A public hearing to consider the possible parole of Richard Hymer Jr., #234051
The Michigan Parole Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 6, 2013 to consider the possible parole of Richard Hymer Jr., #234051. It will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Handlon Training Center; Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan. Comment?
A Prosecutor, a Wrongful Conviction and a Question of Justice
Edwin Oliva, a 29-year-old petty thief and drug addict, says he was a wreck as he sat in a chair in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office in winter'95. A year earlier, he'd told police a lie that helped implicate a possibly innocent man in a murder. Comment?
A public hearing to consider the possible parole of Robert Mann, #120002
The Michigan Parole Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 6, 2013 to consider the possible parole of Robert Mann, #120002. It will be held at 9:00 a.m. at the Handlon Training Center; Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan. Comment?
Multnomah County's Wapato Jail, with 10th anniversary fast approaching, remains unused
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A bank of video monitors glows in the darkened control room, as cameras continuously capture every nook of Multnomah County's Wapato Jail . Comment?
Crime and punishment: Cell phones
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MOST of the roughly 2.2m incarcerated Americans will eventually be freed. Those who remain in contact with loved ones on the outside are less likely, studies show, to return to a life of crime after serving their time. Comment?
After 18 Years on 'Most Wanted' List, Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Murder
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A man who spent 18 years on Pennsylvania's "Most Wanted" List has pleaded guilty to a 1994 murder in a South Bethlehem parking lot. Comment?
Charities here plan $26 million Airway Heights project
Catholic Charities of Spokane says it has agreed to purchase 25 acres of land in Airway Heights for about $430,000 and will partner with two other nonprofits here to develop several types of affordable housing on the property at a total cost of about $26 million. Comment?
2 people headed to prison in Saratoga County drug cases
A Waterford man and a Schenectady woman each were sentenced Tuesday in Saratoga County Court to two years in state prison for trying to sell drugs in unrelated cases. Comment?
Lawmakers Reject New Gas Chamber
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A joint panel turned down a request by state corrections chief Greg Cox to build the $700,000 chamber at the Ely State Prison. Comment?
Coroner: Man On SC Death Row Committed Suicide
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TV reports that Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet says Kenneth Justus used a razor blade to commit suicide. Comment?
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Two killers set for June executions forgo last meal requests
Two Oklahoma State Penitentiary death row inmates who are set to die by lethal injection in June have chosen to make no last meal requests. Comment?
Jackson County Sheriff's Office: Officers arrest drunken driver, ...
Jackson County Sheriff's Office reports from Wednesday, May 22 to early Thursday, May 23, deputies responded to 59 calls for service, conducted 45 traffic stops, and had 7 arrests. Comment?
Gov. Brown, veto the gun bills on your desk
As I have said previously, a government that does not protect us and will not let us protect ourselves does not deserve our respect or loyalty. Comment?
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
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Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election. Comment?
Child molester sentenced; victim's mother forgives, says he's 'sick'
The mother of the child molested by Rafael Antonio Imbert-Lenchez said Wednesday at his sentencing that she understands he is "a sick man" and that she forgives him what he did to her 6-year-old daughter. Comment?
Nevada death chamber not moving to Ely
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The state's execution chamber is staying in Carson City. Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Comment?
Police Looking For Christopher Levi Clouse
A warrant has been issued for his arrest. According to the Greene County Sheriff's Department Clouse, who was released from prison, failed to register as a sex offender. Comment?