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Some of America’s ‘Most Terrific’ Students are Behind Bars
Published: 29/10/2019The Bard Prison Initiative, one of several programs that attempted to fill the void in prison education created when Congress stopped Pell grants for the incarcerated, is the subject of a new PBS docu ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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Does ‘Stop and Frisk’ Include the Right to Remain Silent?
Published: 29/10/2019Individuals detained briefly by police “stop-and-frisk” tactics have the same constitutional right not to cooperate with law enforcement that the Supreme Court recognizes for those who are arrested, a ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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3 Dem Candidates Discuss Criminal Justice in Ex-PA Prison
Published: 29/10/2019In Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, once a national model for incarceration, Sens. Cory Booker (NJ) and Kamala Harris (CA) and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer talked about improving th ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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Jury Will Decide Culpability of Annapolis Newspaper Shooter
Published: 29/10/2019Jarrod Ramos, accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., admitted that he committed the offenses, setting the stage for a jury trial starting Wednesday on wheth ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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DOJ Will Let Police Use Body Cams in Six-City Test
Published: 29/10/2019The Justice Department will let police officers wear body cameras during some joint operations with federal agents, lifting a ban that had long frustrated local agencies, Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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Some Victim Relatives Oppose Coming Federal Execution
Published: 29/10/2019Mother, sister of victim in murders by prisoner set to be put to death oppose the execution because ringleader in crime was sentenced to life in prison. Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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Ex-Student Charged With Encouraging Friend’s Suicide
Published: 29/10/2019A former Boston College student who had “complete and total control” over her boyfriend, has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge for encouraging him to take his own life, says Boston’s ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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Trump Slams Chicago Top Cop, Announces Commission on Police Challenges
Published: 28/10/2019The president announced the effort in a speech Monday in Chicago to the International Association of Chiefs of Police at its annual convention, adding that Attorney General William Barr will shortly a ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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Ransomware Attack Snarled Legal Cases Across Nation
Published: 28/10/2019TrialWorks, a Coral Gables-based firm that manages legal case management software for law firms, says it has "disinfected" its system since the Oct. 13 attack. According to the FBI, such targeted, hig ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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Are Schools Overreacting to Hoax Threats?
Published: 28/10/2019Nine out of 10 threats to schools are hoaxes, but "nobody wants to be number 10," says one expert. School districts are quick to lock down or evacuate buildings when they get threatening messages. Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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Former House Judiciary Chairman Conyers Dies
Published: 28/10/2019Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised Conyers, the longest-serving African-American member of Congress, for "spearheading reforms in criminal justice." Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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St. Louis County Chief Under Fire After $20M Verdict
Published: 28/10/2019"Change must start at the top," says St. Louis County, Mo., Executive Sam Page. A jury returned a nearly $20 million judgment against the county in a lawsuit by a sergeant who said he was a discrimina ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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Phila. Police Inspector Charged With Assaulting Cops
Published: 28/10/2019Chief Philadelphia Police Inspector Carl Holmes has been charged with assault and suspended after three female officers accused him of forcing himself on them. Holmes, 54, had offered to mentor at lea ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org -
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M’sian family brave heavy rain to clear floodwater
Published: 28/10/2019KUALA LUMPUR - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah also retweeted the post and thanked the family for their actions. Read moreSource: cj.my -
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Three Private Prison Firms Form Advocacy Group
Published: 28/10/2019CoreCivic, The GEO Group and Management & Training Corporation joined forces in "The Day 1 Alliance" to promote their viewpoint amid criticism from Democratic presidential candidates and others. Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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LA Prosecutors Seek to Remove Judge Over Race Issue
Published: 28/10/2019Two Louisiana judges hear arguments this week about whether an African-American judge should be recused from more than 300 criminal cases after she criticized prosecutors for a high rate of incarcerat ... Read moreSource: thecrimereport.org
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