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Ex-Con Denied Going Back to Prison to Solely Receive Health Care
Unlike most parolees, a former prisoner made an attempt to return to jail so he could receive proper health care. Ex-convict Frank Morrocco tried to…
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Morning Minute: Ho-Ho Hooray!
Chris Paul blasts through 60 seconds of the Hostess’ imminent revival, lowered gas prices, and the transgender inmate. Click here to listen to the full…
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Jailers Worry About Dental Floss As a Weapon
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued…
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Mexico Finds Some Escapees in Border Prison Break
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — Officials have found three inmates thought to have escaped through a tunnel at a northern Mexico border prison. The number…
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Blacks Lag Behind in Presidential Pardons
The Obama administration has requested a comprehensive review and analysis of all federal inmate commutation guidelines after a recent investigation revealed whites are far more…
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Jailed Reggae Star Buju Banton Wants New Trial
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants a new trial in U.S. federal court. Last month, the federal appeals court in Atlanta…
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Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Execution Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional. In a split decision, the high…
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Inmates to Test New Locks at Atlanta Jail
ATLANTA (AP) — Jailers in Atlanta have a challenge for inmates: Get past the new locks being tested on cell doors and win free food.…
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Stanford Gets 110 Years for Role in $7B Swindle
HOUSTON (AP) — Former jet-setting Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford, whose financial empire once spanned the Americas, was sentenced Thursday to 110 years in prison…
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Boxer Mayweather Due to Begin Vegas Jail Sentence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is about begin a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas in a domestic violence case. The undefeated…
