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Google News Roundup: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime, Prisons

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Source: Google News Alert Service, April 1, 2009.

NEWS:

Coatesville arsons bring up questions of firefighter standards
Pottstown Mercury - Pottstown,PA,USA
"Under the law, which modified the state's crime code, a fire company must conduct a criminal background check for anyone applying to become a paid or ..."
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Urgent action needed to combat rising crime: HRCM
Minivan News - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
"Failure to enforce sentences for more than 500 convicts loose in society and a lengthy trial process were among the main reasons for the rise in criminal..."
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Ghana: Capital Punishment, Too Heinous a Sentence
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
"Even the best of human criminal justice procedures in countries that truly seek to execute only the worst violent criminals, make mistakes and wrongfully ..."
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BLOGS:

Recent legislative updates from Mike Kiegerl | The Kansas Progress
By admin
"SB 61 Prison made goods. SB 66 District courts. SB 87 Disclosure of records. SB 108 Economic revitalization. SB 120 Comprehensive training. SB 135 Kansas open meeting act. SB 154 Habeas corpus, civil procedure ..... Also possible the vote on the controversial HB 2332 which substantially changes criminal law, decreasing penalties for many criminal acts, including assault on a law enforcement officer, manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, failure to register as a ..."
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Police compiling wanted persons list for website : Kaieteur News
"To this end the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force is in the process of compiling data on wanted persons. The information will be posted on its official website. Crime Chief Seelal Persaud told this newspaper that a list of wanted .... Melville, called ?Lunkie?, who is wanted for murder, staged one of the most daring escapes from the Camp Street Prison and has remained a free man, despite sightings in remote parts of northern Guyana. ..."
Kaieteur News - http://www.kaieteurnews.com/

Articles | Articles-R.us
By Bobbie McKee
"Criminal defense lawyers are essential when you?re charged of a certain crime. You can?t defend yourself alone in court because the court of law won?t allow it. Search for the experienced criminal defense lawyer in your area now. It can take some time before ... If you don?t want to end up in prison, be wise in choosing your defense lawyer and look for the qualities mentioned above. About the Author: When looking for how to make money online, you need the right products. ..."
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ontd_political: You are going to hear about this bill FOREVER, or ...
By roll up on you smooth and punch you in the jeans
"The elephant in the bedroom in many discussions on the criminal justice system is the sharp increase in drug incarceration over the past three decades. In 1980, we had 41000 drug offenders in prison; today we have more than 500000, an increase of 1200%. The blue disks represent ... To the contrary, leaving oneself vulnerable to accusations of being "soft on crime" has, for decades, been one of the most toxic vulnerabilities a politician can suffer (ask Michael Dukakis). ..."
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A Tortured Rationale for Torture - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
By By Eric Etheridge
"there must be a distinction made between coerced confessions for purposes of criminal law (never allowed) and coerced divulgence of information to foil the large-scale plot of a terrorist [a non-uniformed fighter] (allowed under extreme .... Mr. Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, is now going through the trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for his role in the torture of 14000 prisoners at the Tuol Sleng prison. The trial, long delayed, is backed by the United Nations. ..."
The Opinionator - http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/

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