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Jefferson County people plead case to keep prison open
Senate Civil and Criminal Justice Budget Committee Chairman Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, talks with Department of Corrections Secretary Ken Tucker about prison closings Tuesday, Jan. 24, after a meeting of his committee. / Photo by Bill Cotterell By
Updated: 01/24/2012 03:46P
State Government to change 'gay panic' defence
The Bligh Government is set to change the Criminal Code to remove doubts about how and when a partial defence involving a sexual advance can be used and remove doubts about the so-called "gay panic" defence. Attorney General Paul Lucas said the
Updated: 01/24/2012 03:39P
Forget your coins, we want change: begging should not be a crime
Begging is a criminal offence in Victoria pursuant to s 49A of the Summary Offences Act and is also prohibited by various local laws made by local councils under the Local Government Act. Section 49A states that a “person must not beg or gather alms”
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:49P
Good Time or Hard Time
By Maureen Turner AP Photo In late November, as they prepared to head into recess, members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed, with minimal fanfare, a bill that would dramatically change the commonwealth's criminal justice system.
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:49P
ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees
SB 268 would direct the DNA information to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to check against past records and keep on file. News reports have indicated that BCI and local law enforcement often have long backlogs on testing DNA evidence such as rape
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:37P
JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI NOMINATED FOR ELECTION TO THE ICJ
The India Chapter of the Permanent Council of Arbitration (PCA) has recommended Supreme Court Judge, Dalveer Bhandari's name to the Indian government as a nominee for elections to the post of a Judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:23P
New Jersey Police Decide to Turn on the Freaky Red Light
Well, law enforcement in the city of East Orange, New Jersey have also embraced technology in the fight against crime. Unlike law enforcement in Washington DC, however, East Orange's brilliant new plan involves shining a remotely controlled red light
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:15P
NB blogger accused of libelling police officer
Hughes said there are two sections regarding defamatory libel in the Canadian Criminal Code and it will be interesting to see which is used in the LeBlanc case. "One of them was dealt with by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1998 in a decision called
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:14P
Parents assist courts to let defilers loose
He says any person who obstructs the way of justice is liable to a sentence of not less than five years in jail. However, social impediments have also been cited as major barriers in ensuring justice is done to perpetrators of such crimes.
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:10P
A show trial for Saif Gaddafi would only promote discord in Libya
On Monday, Ali Humaida Ashour, the Libyan justice minister, announced Saif's trial would be "held in Libya under Libyan law". The international criminal court (ICC) quickly issued a statement saying a decision had not yet been made.
Updated: 01/24/2012 02:01P
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