International Law

What If Three-Strike Laws Make Criminals Less Likely to Offend, But More Violent When They Do
What If Three-Strike Laws Make Criminals Less Likely to Offend, But More Violent When They Do?

Senate backs early release for nonviolent Pa. criminals
HARRISBURG - Legislation designed to move thousands of nonviolent criminals out of Pennsylvania prisons more quickly and rein in booming correctional costs is nearing final approval...

ESCAPING THE MYTH OF 'THREE STRIKES' STATE PRISON LAW
In 1994, Californians saw a state criminal justice system that too often let the worst criminals out of prison to wreak destruction and hurt the innocent, only to be sent back to prison for worse crimes...

Brazil: Offend a homosexual Go to prison for 5 years
WorldNetDaily reports: “Christians will face prison for speaking out against homosexuality if Brazil’s Senate passes a bill approved unanimously by its House of Representatives...

How many have sought off death row using Atkins
Thanks to How Appealing I saw this intriguing article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer headlined, "Six felons ruled retarded are spared execution." Here are snippets: Six men are likely to die in prison, but not at the hands of an...

A treasure hunt
The P-D has a great story this morning about a prison guard who took up with an imprisoned drug dealer's girlfriend -- and she happened to know where the dealer had buried thousands upon thousands of dollars, authorities say...

VA Clinics
Thousands of Patients at Risk for Infectious Diseases

The Princeton Reivew
Personal Data Made Public on Tens of Thousands of Florida Students

Canadian Government
former RCMP officer claims thousands of disability dollars clawed back.

WA Dept. of Social and Health Services
Class action settlement reached will give $45,000 each to thousands of minority day-care providers.

Lexus Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
allegedly failed to correct problems with the front passenger air bag system in thousands of 2007 Lexus ES350 vehicles.