Reaching out from death row

Scores of California's most notorious convicts have pen-pal postings and personalized Web pages. Civil libertarians applaud the development as the exercise of free speech; victims' rights advocates say"Prisoners are barred from direct computer access that officials say could...

Jury in New York City convicts fan of stalking Uma Thurman

A man has been convicted in New York of stalking Uma Thurman, but he won't face much time behind bars."A former mental patient obsessed with Uma Thurman faces up to a year in jail after a jury convicted him Tuesday...

Texas Youth Commission Abolished!

It appears that the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), will soon be abolished by the Texas legislature. After all the bad publicity that TYC management brought upon itself when the statewide corruption and mismanagement was exposed, the legislature feels it has no other choice....

China's Execution Vans - Bringing the Show to a village near you

Sometimes there is so much news in the world that stories like this pass me by. This story was published in 2006 so it is not breaking but I thought it was interesting enough to post it.In China's attempt to change...

'Facebook' up for auction

"A 17th century book about the execution of Gunpowder Plot conspirator father Henry Garnet believed to be bound in the priest's own skin is to go under the hammer. Some people claim to see an image of the priest's...

After All The Major Headlines - Same Old Texas Youth Commission Continues On

Everyone thought the Texas Legislature changed TYC! What a joke. Some good changes have occurred. Many things still need to be changed. The good ole boys from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the good ole boys from the Texas Youth Commission, turn out to be good...

Canada: The chain gangs are back in Alberta

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDoes this surprise anyone that Alberta takes the lead once again in making crime less attractive for criminals.  WIll we see this in British Columbia, or Vancouver?...

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...

Libya HIV death sentences upheld

"Libya's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences imposed in 2004 on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor for infecting children with HIV. However, a mediating body - the Gaddafi Foundation - has reportedly agreed a financial settlement with the children's...

Sex offenders lost, not found

There are various state and federal laws concerning the registration of sexual predators. These laws seemingly are not being enforced. The danger of sexual predators simply cannot be ignored due to their proclivity to re-offend.There are criminal sanctions nationwide for a...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

Canada no 'dumping ground' for American convicts

Ontario's premier is calling for the federal government to help keep Canada from becoming a "dumping ground" for offenders after a U.S. judge allowed a man to be exiled to this country as punishment.After American citizen Malcolm Watson, a former...

Suspect In Mexican Killings Underscores Revolving Door At Border

"If he's killing little girls in Mexico, what's he doing here?"."The key here is to get the guy off the street, whether it's in our prisons or in Mexico. The problem is they deport these guys and they just come back."

Jury convicts 4 white-supremacists (AP)

" SANTA ANA, Calif. - A jury convicted four leaders of a white-supremacist prison gang Friday on charges they used murder and intimidation to protect their drug-dealing operations behind bars. The trial is part of what is believed to be one of the largest federal capital...

Need a phone number? Italian convicts can help (Reuters)

" ROME (Reuters) - The next time you call directory inquiries in Italy, you may speak to a convicted murderer. Italy's biggest phone operator, Telecom Italia, on Thursday presented its new call-center in Rome's largest prison, where 24 inmates are glued to a computer screen...

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