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Cay Clubs Resorts founder Fred D. Clark gets 40 years in federal prison for fraud

Federal judge also imposed $303 million judgmentCompany founded in 2004, offering condo-hotel units in Florida , Vegas and CaribbeanThe former chief executive of a Florida-based resort company was sentenced on Monday to 40 years in prison after being convicted for...

Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement - Op-ed Washington Post

By Barack Obama - January 25, 2016In 2010, a 16-year-old named Kalief Browder from the Bronx was accused of stealing a backpack. He was sent to Rikers Island to await trial, where he reportedly endured unspeakable violence at the hands of inmates and guards - and spent nearly...

Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama in an opinion piece published in the Washington Post on Monday announced that he is banning solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons, citing concerns about its harmful psychological effects.The move comes amid a...

Manhunt under way for 3 inmates who escaped Southern California jail

Photos From California Jail Reveal Inmates’ Escape RouteAuthorities struggling to piece together daring jail escape LOS ANGELES – Authorities hunting three dangerous escapees from a maximum-security jail in Southern California called on the public's help to find them...