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NEWS ABOUT: criminal justice system

criminal justice system stories: 6 news summaries

 Recession Cuts Into 
 Prison Sentences 

States opt for cheaper routes to justice

Jul 13, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the recession squeezing their finances, many states are opting to cut the high costs surrounding incarceration—meaning fewer criminals are heading to jail and prison, and more are getting out earlier, the Washington Post reports. Some states are sending drug offenders and drunk drivers to special courts that allow... More »

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drugs • prison • recession • prison system • jail • criminal justice system • imprisonment • DWI • prison sentence

OPINION

 Media Hijacks 
 Rihanna's 
 Right to 
 Privacy 

Decision to come forward should have been hers alone

Feb 27, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times and other media outlets violated Rihanna’s privacy by publicizing her identity as a domestic-violence victim, Smita Satiani writes for the Huffington Post. Public desire for details, the need to know if Rihanna herself somehow brought it on, “stems from the ultimate denial that these... More »

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abuse • domestic violence • Rihanna • criminal justice system • Chris Brown

 Recession May Kill 
 Pricey Death Penalty 

Worried about legal costs, states consider abolition

Feb 25, 09 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Death and taxes may always be with us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t fiddle with them. Specifically, as the recession decreases tax revenue for states, some are considering abolishing the death penalty, which can cost millions. “And we can’t afford that, when there are better... More »

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death penalty • execution • capital punishment • recession • criminal justice system • financial crisis

Greek Convicts Stage Daring Prison Break—Again

Fugitives use helicopter to escape Athens facility, as they did in 2006

Feb 22, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Greek criminals escaped the most secure prison in Athens for the second time, the BBC reports. Vassilis Paleokostas and Alket Rizai fled the Korydallos prison after accomplices picked them up using a helicopter they landed on the building’s roof. The escape is similar to their 2006 breakout, when... More »

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prison • convict • Greece • fugitive • escape • criminal justice • criminal justice system

Iran Hangs 29 Convicts,
Calls Deaths Crime Deterrent

Denies rights groups' charges of excessive use

Jul 27, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid charges of excessive use, Iran hanged 29 convicts this morning in Tehran. The Iranian Supreme Court approved the death sentences, variously on charges of murder, rape, armed robbery, or drug trafficking, the BBC reports. Last year, the country carried out 317 executions, second only to China. Tehran, however, insists... More »

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Iran • death penalty • Tehran • crime • hanging • criminal justice system

 Record 2.3M Crowd US Prisons 

Federal report describes system in crisis

Jun 12, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A record 7.2 million criminals were behind bars, on parole, or being supervised on probation in 2006—a figure that cost taxpayers $45 billion and has states rethinking sentencing laws and shipping inmates elsewhere, the Washington Post reports. Of that number, 2.3 million people were in jail or... More »

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crime • probation • parole • prisons • criminal justice system • Bureau of Justice Statistics • private prisons • Pew Center • California District Attorneys Association • incarceration

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