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Violent Inmates Released: California has released almost 5,000 prison inmates without the required screening for violent criminals who should have been held, according to this AP story by Don Thompson. A state audit of inmate releases between January 2007 and March 2008 found that among the thousands automatically released without a discharge report to assess their threat to the public were 775 felons who had committed violent crimes or sex offenses. A state corrections spokesman said that changes had been made to correct the problem. Federal Death Sentence: A unanimous jury in Idaho deliberated three hours before sentencing Joseph Edward Duncan to death for the 2005 torture and murder of nine-year-old Dylan Groene. Facts surrounding the case and Duncan's criminal history were posted on August 20...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on August 27, 2008 (boomark / email).