Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Inmates at Rikers Island load clothes and linens into a giant industrial washing and drying machine, which was installed in July.By Corey Kilgannon - November 21, 2012There are plenty of unsung heroes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, but the story of how t...
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By Nicole JonesWith one of the highest crime rates in the country, Richmond, California, is a regular on the evening news.Zoom out to just California and that crime rate looks even higher: the city’s murder rate is seven times that of neighboring San Francisco, and more than twice as high as Oakl...
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By Ted Hesson(@tedhesson) - Nov. 16, 2012A series of reports released on Thursday call for the closure of 10 jails and prisons holding immigrants across the country, charging substandard medical care, lack of due process and geographic remoteness of facilities, which make it hard for detainees ...
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By Susan Abram Staff Writer - 11/19/2012 CASTAIC — On the outside, they were deemed criminals. On the inside, they became heroes. For 110 inmates currently serving sentences at Pitchess Detention Center, the br...
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World photo/Mike Bonnicksen Christopher Scott Wilson, center, with attorneys Emma Scanlan and John Henry Browne, listen as Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges addresses them in court on Wednesday. Wilson pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and related charges ...
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BY Kristi JourdanLas Vegas Review-Journal - Nov. 18, 2012Mario Taylor was just a kid when he killed Christopher Beaver 16 years ago.He knows people will label him a murderer. A killer. But he doesn't see himself that way.He admits pulling the trigger, and knows he had to pay."I killed this...
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Behind bars, Christopher Wilson maintains innocence in MacKenzie Cowell’s murderBy Jefferson Robbins - Saturday, November 17, 2012World photo/Jefferson RobbinsChristopher Scott Wilson, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the February 2010 killing of Mackenzie Cowell, at Clallam Bay Correction...
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With your credit report in hand and knowledge of your legal rights, you are ready to “repair” your credit rating. Follow this Ten-Step plan: Step 1: Identify your credit problems Find the negative remarks or dings in your credit file and circle them....
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By Amy Phan - May 10, 2011PORT ORCHARD — Behind the office where he works, Daniel Travatte, 38, attempts bee-keeping for the first time outside prison walls. The first batch of Italian bees he's raised since leaving Cedar Creek Corrections Center arrived a few weeks ago. About 70,000 bees sit i...