Criminal Law

Bunk Beds Recalled Due to Collapse Hazard
d-Scan Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 500 Jubee Bunk Beds because the upper bunk may collapse on top of the lower bunk which could seriously injure or kill consumers...

Hooker Furniture Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Strangulation Hazard
Hooker Furniture Corporation, in conjunction with the CPSC< is recalling about 1,300 bunk beds because they pose a strangulation hazard to children. The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head...

Virginia to Rent 1,000 Prison Beds; Sheriffs, ACLU Critical
Source: Crime and Justice News, June 2, 2008. "Virginia's cash-strapped government plans to rent 1,000 prison beds to other states to raise millions of dollars while it leaves hundreds of its own inmates in crowded local jails waiting to be moved, the Washington Post reports...

Group sues California over use of lease revenue bonds for prison expansion
A group is suing to block California's $7 billion plan to build 53,000 new jail and prison beds, KPBS reported (LISTEN). The lawsuit was filed by Californians United for a Responsible Budget against Gov...

Bunk Beds Pose Risk To Kids And Young Adults
LEARN MORE Pediatrics on  Bunk Bed Related Injuries Nationwide Children's Hospital on Bunk Bed Injuries CIRP - Center for Injury and Research Policy CPSC on bunk bed hangings CPSC Bunk bed requirements CPSC on head entrapment  Injuryboard on choking game and bunk beds Injuryboard on Hooker Furniture bunk bed recall   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ bunk beds/ author: Miguel Andrade   Thousands of children who are tucked sweetly into their bunk beds for a good night's slumber, end up with a bump on the head or worse, according to a new study...

Colorado's struggle with prison overcrowding
Here are excertps from another (all-too-common) story of a state struggling to figure out what to do about its growing prison population: Colorado will be more than 4,600 prison beds short by 2014 if it does not start immediately on...

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