Letters From Prison Are an Interesting Part of the Job for Crime Reporters

Letters from prison are an interesting part of the job for crime reporters

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He said he is incarcerated for burglary, a class-B felony, and has just completed an eight-month program called “Therapeutic Community” to treat his cocaine addiction. Breden, Adam. Adam Breden's booking photo from an arrest in January 2011. He said …
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'Fruitvale Station' star Michael B. Jordan feels the heat

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Though the actor had memorable turns in the acclaimed television programs "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," until "Fruitvale Station" he had not played a leading man. It's the kind of … His upbringing in a stable middle-class family certainly …
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7 Ways The Obama Administration Has Accelerated Police Militarization

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In 1988, Congress created a new federal crime-fighting program called the Byrne grant, named for Edward Byrne, a New York City narcotics officer killed by a drug dealer. Over the years, these grants have created multi-jurisdictional anti-drug and anti …
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