Obama shortened prison sentences for hundreds of drug offenders in his final days in office
President Obama has granted more commuted sentences for federal prisoners than the last 12 presidents combined. It seems everyone is talking this week about WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year prison sentence was commuted on January 17 by President Obama....
‘Dance Moms’ star doesn’t think she deserves jail
Photo By Getty Images By Dominic Patten, Deadline January 18, 2017 Just two days before the first part of Abby Lee Miller’s sentencing in her multi-million dollar fraud and illegal currency import cases, the “Dance Moms” host is insisting that the hiding of over $800,000 was...
Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s sentence
January 17, 2017 President Obama has commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, paving the way for the army intelligence analyst turned high-profile leaker to be freed on May 17, the White House announced Tuesday. Manning was on a list of 209 commutations and 64...
Brazil Struggles to Curb Prison Violence That Has Killed 125
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJAN. 17, 2017 RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities are scrambling to stop a wave of prison violence that has killed at least 125 inmates in two weeks, many with their heads cut off or their hearts and intestines ripped out. Three massacres and many...
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