Crowded Prisons, Unions, and California Three Strikes: Why We Can't Just Build …

Crowded Prisons, Unions, and California Three Strikes: Why We Can't Just Build …

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More than 3,500 Third Strikers were sentenced for a non-violent, non-serious crime, and of these, more than 1,300 were sentenced for drug-related offenses (PDF). CCPOA, which has donated money to stopping similar reforms in the past, has stayed …
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BP to admit crimes and pay .5 billion in Gulf settlement

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In addition to the 11 felonies related to the men killed in the accident, the company agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act and one misdemeanor violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. BP also acknowledged that …
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Former Macclenny physician arrested on 822 fraud counts

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The other counts are third-degree felonies, which are punishable by up to five years in prison. The investigation began last year when authorities identified Dr. Scarborough as “a significant prescriber of controlled substances in Northeast Florida …
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Son held in murder of mom, boyfriend at Oldsmar home

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Shibata and her boyfriend, Kelley Allen, also 49, a popular swim coach, were so concerned for their safety they removed all the knives from their home before Bishop returned in September from a 10-month stint at a rehab center. Startled by her son that …
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