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One in 10 inmates is sex offender (Scotland)

"About one in ten of all Scottish prisoners is a registered sex offender, according to figures released by the Scottish government. Nearly 800 sex offenders were in jail at the end of March, out of a total prison...

Chris Brown Sentenced to 5 Years Probation for Beating Rihanna

Singer Chris Brown was sentenced to five years probation today for beating his former girlfriend Rihanna earlier this year. He also received six months community labor, and is not allowed to go anywhere near...

Judge Jails Yawning Man Clifton Williams For 6 Months

Clifton Williams, 33, of Illinois, went to court to support his cousin who was facing drug charges, but instead found himself jailed for contempt of court after yawning in front of the judge. Williams had stretched out his arms and let out a loud yawn, which annoyed the judge...

Criminals on probation commit a murder a week

"Criminals under the care of the probation service have committed almost a murder a week over the past two years, according to figures today. Offenders under supervision have been convicted of more than a thousand serious further crimes, including almost one hundred...

University Student Reprimanded for Facebook Comment

The University of Calgary has placed a student on academic probation for comments he made on a Facebook Group, called "I no longer fear Hell, I took a course with [Name of instructor]. " In August, Pridgen posted on the wall of a Facebook group critical of his former law...

North Carolina's Crippled Probation System

A report on North Carolina's probation system suggests that public safety is at risk because the system has either neglected or lost track of thousands of criminals. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports...

Pit Bull Owner Convicted Of Dog Attack On Mailman

Gangster wanna be's just love pitbulls and anything else that makes them look tough.  But when pitbulls attack postal workers, expect not to drop the soap.  Jail is a dog bite away!  Cheack it out."October 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

6 minors in state care after raid

A raid that followed a two-year child sex abuse investigation has rescued 6 children, who are now in state care."Six minors have been placed in temporary state custody as part of a two-year child abuse and pornography investigation after a raid on a ministry run by a man who...

Detroit mayor agrees to plea deal in text scandal

" (CNN) -- Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said. ...

Da Brat gets 3 years for Hallowe'en assault

Rapper Da Brat pled guilt to assaulting a waitress at Jermaine Dupri's Studio 72 on Hallowe'en 2007. The rapper was accompanied to court by family members who burst in to tears when the sentence was announced....

Cook to serve 6 Months For Placing Hair In Steak Of Dissatisfied Customer

This is a disgusting story, but I am sure this happens all the time. I wonder if there is such a stat or poll which shows how often your food gets tampered with. I personally think it happens quite frequently and...

The Heat Is On: Vermont State's Sex Offender Laws

UPDATE: 08/07/08 10:25 pm EST A host of reforms to Vermont's Sex Offender Laws were introduced at a press conference yesterday by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell and 13 (out of 14)...

Man Boarding Tampa Flight With Box Cutter Gets Probation

"TAMPA - A man arrested after trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight with a box cutter concealed inside a hardcover book was sentenced in federal court today to a year's probation. Benjamin Baines Jr., 22, of Clearwater pleaded guilty to a federal weapons violation in...

Glynn County Sex Offender Captured

"A fugitive wanted by the Glynn County Sheriff’s Department was by the U.S. Marshals New York /New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in Rochester, New York on April 25, 2008, based on information generated...

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Returns

Wesley Snipes is going to jail."A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February,...

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