Corrections
The Corrections topic covers the duties performed by sheriff’s departments and other police agencies that straddle the line between patrolling the streets and guarding inmates in correctional facilities, county lock-ups, prisons, jails, and courthouses.
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The protesters were shot in January 2011 during an opposition Socialist Party rally against alleged corruption and vote-rigging
34-year-old Rocky Marquez walked out of the county jail after being charged 5 days earlier as a felon in possession of a firearm
Doug Prade should be set free because the new DNA results are “clear and convincing,” according to judge
District judge said, “We’re dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual”
Police later found that the suspect retrieved matches from a pair of pants he had found
The slain cop’s 4 daughters bravely listened to the heartbreaking details of their dad’s final moments during prosecution
A judge sentenced the serial child molestor to 494 to 982 years behind bars
The military judge will decide whether to remove execution as a punishment option
The suspect appeared in court to face charges when he pulled out a gun and shot a lawyer and a physician who filed a case against him
He was formally charged Thursday with sexual battery, official misconduct, theft and battery
Suspect was found guilty on charges of cruelty to a police dog and resisting arrest, receiving maximum sentence
The two were on their way to extradite 3 from prison when a vehicle hit them head-on
Many of the 190 prisoners had been arrested during anti-Saakashvili protests in May 2011, while others had been convicted of trying to overthrow the government
He was charged for false imprisonment in his attempt to get a date with his co-worker
Authorities assured the public that a serial killer was not on the loose; suspects in custody for months
Calabrese was one of several reputed mobsters convicted in 2009 in a racketeering conspiracy that included 18 decades-old murders.
A camera near the Metropolitan Correctional Center shows the inmates getting into a cab hours before anyone knew they were gone
Those who were given community service after pleading guilty to infractions like public drunkenness, open container violations or speeding, were shuttled to Coney Island in Brooklyn to help with cleanup efforts
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and will give $5K to Newtown community
Suspect faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13
All but 30 days was suspended of a year’s jail sentence for the former officer
He’s been denied bail by three judges while awaiting next year’s trial
Suspect faces up to 10 years in prison for his acknowledged role as a straw buyer
Firefighters had to break wall down, and the inmate suffered a fractured rib
Prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence Shaker Masri on Tuesday to more than nine years in prison
Attorneys are trying to block his execution, arguing in federal appeals that he is mentally ill
The 5 attacks just over a year ago were an attempt to shame straying members
The suspect claims his mental health should exempt him from the death penalty
Inmate will serve life sentence for the incident that ended in a high speed police chase and the death of a guard
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Col. Gregory Gross didn’t appear impartial while presiding over the case
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