Will It Be a Crime to “Annoy” a Cop? #N3

Will It Be a Crime to “Annoy” a Cop? #N3 – ALBANY, New York — A measure approved by the New York State Senate on June 5 would make it a felony to “harass, annoy, or threaten a police officer while on…

Eric Holder to Announce Major Criminal Law Reforms on Monday. It's About …

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… but the House did not approve it. And Louisiana passed Governor Jindal's bill to divert some defendants from prison and allow some prisoners to earn sentence reductions if they complete a drug treatment program. … future prison growth and costs …
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Holder, Ashford target Midlands prison crowding

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Holder called for sending more low-level offenders to drug treatment and community service programs and for expanding the release of some elderly, nonviolent offenders. “We need to ensure that incarceration is used … Scaletta said those minimums …
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TN family fights for answers year after teen dies in DCS lockup

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But by December 2011, DCS had transferred Kendall from a group home to Woodland Hills, a high-security facility surrounded by barbed wire and reserved for teenage boys who have committed multiple or violent felonies ranging from drug offenses to armed …
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Mojo – August 2013

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class William Neason, left, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen T. Desmond, both with the Georgian Liaison Team 9, patrol through the ruins of a 200 year-old castle during Operation Northern Lion in Mohammadabad, …
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