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Tsvangirai secret report reveals doubt in GNU
Zim Diaspora
Most of those who were arrested were charged with violations of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, the draconian Access to Information and ...
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A tragic crossing of paths
Lancaster Newspapers
Woomer, 50, from East Hempfield Township, has been in prison awaiting trial since October 2008, when police charged her with criminal homicide and drug ...
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Sarasota Criminal Justice Reform: <span style="font-weight:bold ...
By Adam Tebrugge
"At its core, the approach focuses on establishing the legitimacy of the criminal-justice system in the eyes of those who have run afoul of it or are likely to. Promising less crime and less punishment, this approach includes elements that should .... (Unlike probation, which involves a sentence instead of prison, parole involves supervision after part of the prison sentence has been served.) In 2002, Meares, who was then a law professor at the University of Chicago, ..."
Sarasota Criminal Justice Reform - http://srqcjr.blogspot.com/

Clément Fortin: MARLENE JENNINGS, JOE COMARTIN, RAYNALD BLAIS ...
By Clément Fortin
"That said, they spent nearly 25 years of their lives in prison before society, through the government, acknowledged the judicial error, recognizing that they should not have been convicted because they were innocent, and before they were .... It seems to me that the government is advocating law and order in our society and in all of Canada. Almost half of the bills introduced so far relate to law and order, crime and criminal law. We have seen many and varied bills. ..."
Clément Fortin - http://fortinclement.blogspot.com/

GOING GLOBAL - EAST MEETS WEST - ARTICLES OF INTEREST: Bahrain ...
By Kel
" 'According to articles in the law, a criminal activity committed by a suspect is personal and authorities can question and seize his assets, but it cannot extend to the families' cash and property,' she said. 'Since we are an Arab country and follow the ... we should apply it by law in such cases. 'But the article does have a loophole because if authorities prove the spouse is an accomplice and helped her husband in committing the crime then they can freeze her assets. ...' "
GOING GLOBAL - EAST MEETS WEST... - http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/

Think Outside the Cage: Prisoners of Parole
By Pamela Clifton and Christie Donner
"At its core, the approach focuses on establishing the legitimacy of the criminal-justice system in the eyes of those who have run afoul of it or are likely to. Promising less crime and less punishment, this approach includes elements that should appeal to liberals (it doesn't rely on draconian prison sentences) and to conservatives (it stresses individual choice and moral accountability). But at a time when the size of the U.S. prison population is increasingly seen as ..."
Think Outside the Cage - http://thinkoutsidethecage2.blogspot.com/

BigTim2006: Whose being profiled and whose is not
By Underdog
"Under international law, countries including the United States that use race, color, ethnicity, religion or nationality as a proxy for criminal suspicion are in violation of international standards against racial discrimination and ... now serving a life sentence at the Supermax prison in Colorado) confirm that effective law enforcement techniques must rely solely on criminal behavior and not race, religion or nationality in order to ensure our citizens' security. ..."
BigTim2006 - http://bigtim2006.blogspot.com/