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74 crimes tied to prisoner DNA collections
The Michigan State Police (MSP) has linked 74 crimes to 61 state prisoners following analysis of DNA samples collected by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). These 74 criminal offenses connect to investigations from 35 law enforcement
Updated: 03/16/2012 04:33A
Justice Academy Open To Tri-Valley Students
Included in the educational topics covered are criminal justice, social justice, law and the court system. From there, the academy transitions into a work-experience opportunity during which students will be placed in justice-related summer jobs with
Updated: 03/16/2012 04:27A
Conservative, NDP proposals woo seniors
And the Conservatives offered amendments to the Criminal Code that would impose tougher sentences on those convicted of elder abuse. The bills are another sign that seniors' issues play an increasingly dominant role in social policy, as the population
Updated: 03/16/2012 04:19A
Caylee's Law advances in Harrisburg
House Bill 1841 would make it a third-degree felony for a parent or person responsible for a child's welfare to intentionally give false information to law enforcement officials investigating a crime against a child. A companion bill sponsored by Rep.
Updated: 03/16/2012 04:16A
Joint Struggle for Release of Journalists Must be Continued
We demand the immediate release of arrested writers and journalists; the abolishment of all anti-democratic laws and applications such as Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Law (denigration of 'Turkishness') and the Anti-Terror Law; we demand fair
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:55A
N.H. abortion bill under review at justice committee
The House voted 189-151 Wednesday to send the bill to the Senate, but voted Thursday to rethink that vote and instead send the bill to its Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. The committee is charged with reviewing criminal penalties,
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:51A
Former officer: Time to make drugs legal
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner noted that nonviolent offenders, including those involved in drug crimes, account for 39 percent of the inmates in state prison as the corrections system population swells.
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:32A
Report on Stevens case is embarrassing for Justice
Ted Stevens (R., Alaska), a criminal case that imploded. The prosecution was supervised by William Welch and, although a special prosecutor credited him with trying to correct many problems, the new report portrays Welch as out of the loop and
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:13A
Nude photos not overriding concern in fire probe
"They don't seem to be a big issue to my guys at this point since it didn't constitute a violation of criminal law or criminal activity. I'm not saying they don't become that on how somebody is using them," Sexton said. The mix of people said to have
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:04A
Ainuru Altybaeva: Kyrgyzstan plans to implement a new article against bride
“In Kyrgyzstan, it's planned to implement a new article into the Criminal Code for bride kidnapping,” MP Ainuru Altybaeva stated at the round table conference “Struggle with Violence against Women: Experience, Realia, and Prospects”.
Updated: 03/16/2012 02:45A
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