Anthony Smith was convicted on three counts of murder. He played with the Raiders from 1991-1997Former Raiders defensive end Anthony Smith was convicted on three counts of murder Thursday afternoon.A jury found Smith guilty in the 1999 double murder of brothers Ricky and Kevin Nettles as well as ...
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Avoids trial with guilty plea, caserecommends up to 6-month prison sentenceFormer Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert arrives at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday in Chicago.CHICAGO - Former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to making dozens of illega...
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October 22, 2015WASHINGTON - Starting next year, many Americans won’t have to make the difficult choice between talking to family members in prison and paying their bills.On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to cap the price that phone companies can charge for calls to and fro...
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Securus Technologies says new regulation could be a "business-ending event."Securus Technologies, a prison phone company, is pushing back against a proposed FCC regulation that would limit the amount it can charge inmates and their families for phone calls.By Ben WalshWASHINGTON -- Each...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Oct 9, 2015A nonprofit that advocates for prisoners' rights says a Tennessee county is illegally censoring mail the group sends to inmates and forcing the use of postcards instead of letters.Prison Legal News filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Knoxville to stop the pra...
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Three men currently incarcerated at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility in Ulster County beat Harvard University in a recent debate.How they did it, though, is as inspiring as it is heartbreaking. Almost everywhere in the United States, time spent in prison is at best wasted, at worst spen...
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Largest one-time releaseBy Sari Horowitz - Washington PostOctober 6, 2015The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison - the largest one-time release of federal prisoners - in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders who received harsh...
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For Immediate Release: 9/21/2015GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMOState of New York | Executive ChamberAndrew M. Cuomo | GovernorGOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR NEW YORKERS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONSGovernor Accepts and Adopts Recommendations from Council on Community Re-En...
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By MAXWELL DOPSCHOCTOBER 4, 2015The Cornell Prison Education Program received a $1 million grant from The Mellon Foundation on Thursday, which will allow the program to double its presence in central New York correctional facilities, according to Rob Scott, executive director of CPEP.“We offer mo...