It's just the latest controversial move by Arizona's Maricopa County SheriffREUTERS / Darryl Webb - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," addresses the media on February 9, 2013.By Jacob Davidson - Sept. 27, 2013Inmates in Arizona’s Mari...
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By Nicole Flatow - September 27, 2013With momentum building for sentencing reform and federal judges among the most avid supporters of rolling back harsh mandatory minimum sentences, one judge is standing up for lower sentences for a particularly controversial category of defendant - those guil...
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By Nicole Flatow - September 27, 2013 Last month, the corporate-backed, conservative American Legislative Executive Council (ALEC) quietly rolled out new model legislation that would roll back some of the very harsh prison terms it once perpetuated in previous legislation to toughen sentences. At...
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In Post-Prison Interview, Nacchio Talks of Friends 'Spoonie' and 'Juice,' and Using Tuna Fish as CurrencyJoe Nacchio, a former telecom CEO convicted of insider trading, has emerged from prison tanned, buff, and spoiliing for a fight with the feds. His prison buddies Spoonie and Juice say they hav...
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A rope hangs from a window opening at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Loop after two convicted bank robbers - Joseph "Jose" Banks (inset) and Kenneth Conley - escaped on Dec.18, 2012. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesBy Stefano Esposito - Chicago Sun-Times - Sep. 26, 2013...
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Richie Farmer arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Lexington, Ky.Written by Jeff Smith - Special to The Courier-JournalDear Richie,Hello, Commissioner. You don’t know me, but we have a lot in common.We were both captains of our high school basketball team, though I was surely no Mr. Basketball, ...
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Senator Rand Pay - KY AP PHOTO - MANUEL BALCE CENETABY HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated PressWASHINGTON -Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday implored Senate colleagues to support a sweeping overhaul of federal sentencing guidelines, saying they disproportionately affect minorities and are reminiscent...
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PRESS RELEASESept. 18, 2013WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 18, 2013 -- At a packed public hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, a former federal prosecutor and the director of a conservative criminal justice reform group called on U.S. Senators to roll back federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws...
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds reacts to being walked in the fourth inning by the Anaheim Angels during Game 6 of the World Series in Anaheim, CA, 26 October, 2002. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)Barry Bonds said he wants to immediately begin serving his prison sentence after a federal appeal...