Kettering call centre implicated in alleged £8m MOD scam

"BT call centres to pay back cashA call centre in Kettering has been implicated in an alleged BT scam which might have cost the Ministry of Defence £8million. It was claimed that workers at BT centres, including one at Kettering, which handle MoD telephone calls had been...

The Drug Tax Man Cometh

"The Drug Tax Man Cometh riceKtreats.jpgIn Tennessee, there’s this law called the Taxation of Unauthorized Substances Act. It basically says that folks arrested for illegal possession of drugs have to pay a tax on those drugs, with the tax amount determined by the weight of...

Minor in Jail 238 days and counting, charge? Flashing.

"A boy who turned 15 today spent his birthday in court today to enter a plea to flashing two kids in January. He's been in jail for 238 days on the charge. The minimum plea the State Attorney's Office would offer is a year and a day in prison. For more on this story, check...

Quindlen: How Much Jail Time for Women Who Have Abortions?

"a curious little mini-documentary shot in front of an abortion clinic in Libertyville, Ill. The man behind the camera is asking demonstrators who want abortion criminalized what the penalty should be for a woman who has one nonetheless. You have rarely seen people look more...

Libya revokes HIV death sentences

"The death sentences on foreign medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV have been commuted to life in prison, a Libyan official has said. Relatives of the 438 children had earlier dropped their demand for the death penalty, after accepting compensation worth...

Finality Over Fairness – The Case of Troy Davis

This is just one more example of racism in the United States.  How many more Black men must die before White American society is willing to admit it has a serious problem??  How much longer are we supposed to wait??  - The...

East Kentucky Power Cooperative to pay a $750,000 penalty to resolve violatio...

"East Kentucky Power Cooperative, a coal-fired electric utility based in Winchester, Ky., will spend approximately $650 million on pollution controls and pay a $750,000 penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act at its three plants, the Department of Justice and the...