Commuting Prison Term Is Implicit Critique of Sentencing Standards
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President Bush drew on the same array of arguments about the federal sentencing system strenuously opposed by his own Justice Department.
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A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case Monday.
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It's a fashion that started in prison, and now the saggy pants craze has come full circle  -  low-slung street strutting in some cities may soon mean run-ins with the law
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Martha Stewart may be anxious to begin her prison term, but intricacies of the federal prison system may mean that the homemaking maven will just have a little more time to straighten up
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Proposed prison closings are creating a gnawing uncertainty for residents of several communities in the remote, challenging region of New York where the correction industry is big business.
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For Scott Peterson, ultimately there may be little difference between a death sentence and life in prison. In California, the chances are greater that a condemned inmate will die in prison than be executed by lethal injection.
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&quot;It absolutely warrants jail time. These are criminal acts and criminal acts should receive the appropriate punishment.&quot; - Democratic Lt.
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While other prisoners are lifting weights or playing basketball, Michael Ray is working 40 hours a week, his head buried in legal texts and journals. Over the years, the jailhouse lawyer has helped dozens of fellow inmates file appeals, sometimes with success.
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The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of Chinaâs food and drug system.
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Will overcrowding, lack of rehabilitative programs, and invasions of privacy make her a prison reformer?
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It took an off-the-cuff reference to a serial murderer/cannibal to punctuate the Robby Gordon storyline. Gordon has been vilified by his peers and put on probation
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A "radical" change in prison regimes is needed if inmates are to be ready for life after release, says a report.
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A breakthrough in computer-assisted mind reading brings us closer to predicting criminality. Should the justice system adapt? Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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The British government has proposed that court fines are directly linked to an offender's income, prompting angry accusations Friday that it is unfairly targeting the middle class.
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Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
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New data suggests that the prisoners affected by recent changes to drug sentencing laws are very different from the general prison population.
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Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells.