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Archives for October 2018

Servicemen sentences overturned

October 18, 2018 by Noel Scott

Two servicemen on military Death Row had their sentences overturned this summer, reports the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Pennsylvania, PTSD, VETERANS, Vietnam veterans

Trump touts support of prison reform

October 18, 2018 by Noel Scott

President Donald Trump says he is open to passing a new compromise proposal that would combine a prison reform bill with sentencing reform provisions, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CONGRESS, US HOUSE

States struggle to carry out executions

October 17, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

California in United States

Lethal injections, legal battles and difficulty obtaining drugs have forced a number of states to find alternative ways to carry out the death … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma

Pope Francis condemns the death penalty

October 17, 2018 by Salvador Solorio

Pope Francis declared executions are an attack on human dignity and the church would work with “determination” to abolish capital punishment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY

Oklahoma has highest incarceration rate in U.S.

October 17, 2018 by William Harris

Oklahoma has passed Louisiana as the state with the highest incarceration rate in the country, a new study reports. Oklahoma’s incarceration rate is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Faces of Mass Incarceration, mass incarceration, Oaklahoma

New technology aids police oversight

October 17, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

New technology exposes an old and persistent problem of the criminal justice system — false testimony by the police. “Behind closed doors, we call it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: New York, NYC, Restore Justice

Nebraska executes inmate using Fentanyl

October 17, 2018 by lloyd payne

gas chamber

Despite being sued by a pharmaceutical company for alleged unauthorized use, the state of Nebraska was successful in executing a prisoner on death row … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: execution methods, fentanyl, Nebraska, prison executions

Missouri limits inmates – postcards only

October 17, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Incoming mail for inmates in the Missouri Newton County Jail will be limited to postcards starting Oct. 11, reports the Joplin Globe. The change is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Missouri

Fentanyl more lethal than other opioids

October 17, 2018 by lloyd payne

Deaths related to the opioid fentanyl tripled in California between 2016 and 2017, according to a new report. “We’re really on high alert,” Rachael … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DEA, fentanyl, Health and Wellness, opioid, Overdose Victims

Dr. Downey overcomes hurdles

October 17, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

Dr. Downey, a staff psy­chologist at San Quentin, is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in life. “I fell behind in grade school because no one knew I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Mental Health, Profiles

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