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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
Former Liberian President Charles Taylorwill likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting war crimes. Taylor , 64, is the first former head of state to be convicted by...
Tags: Crimes, Sierra Leone, International Law, Civil Rights, Charles Taylor
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Tapes could shed new light on Manson murders, LAPD says
Los Angeles police are hoping old recordings of conversations between Charles Manson's right-hand man, Charles “Tex” Watson, and Watson's former attorney could shed light on the infamous Manson family murders. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda T....
Tags: Charles Manson, Murder, Los Angeles Police Department, Punishment, Sharon Tate
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Unraveling the fabric of justice in the Brian Banks case
This is a corrected version of the original post; see the note below. Brian Banks spent more than five years in prison for a rape and kidnapping that, as the courts now find, he did not commit; the repercussions of how the case sorts itself out in the...
Tags: Criminals, Sex Crimes, Punishment, Judges, Justice System
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San Quentin death row prisoner commits suicide
SACRAMENTO — An inmate who was sentenced to death hanged himself in his cell at San Quentin State Prison over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. The inmate, James Lee Crummel, 68, is the 20th death-row prisoner to take his own life since...
Tags: Death Penalty, Punishment, Barbara Lee, Abusive Behavior, Suicide
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LAPD can review Manson family tapes, judge rules
L.A. NOWA Texas judge on Tuesday granted a request by Los Angeles Police Department detectives to review interviews between a Manson family convicted murderer and his attorney. The LAPD had made the request for recordings between Manson family member Tex Watson..... -
Former Rutgers student apologizes in roommate suicide case
Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi on Tuesday apologized for the first time for invading the privacy of his gay roommate, who later committed suicide, saying his behavior was “thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish.&...
Tags: Dharun Ravi, Punishment, Justice System, Rutgers University, Human Interest
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On Memorial Day, remembering California's war dead
L.A. NOWMemorial Day events across California on Monday will mark the sacrifice of fallen soldiers. The Times has compiled a collection of stories about the 701 California service members and 474 others based in California who died during the wars in...... -
Muslim cleric suspected of terrorism loses bail appeal in London
World NowAbu Qatada, a A Muslim cleric imprisoned on suspicion of terrorism in Britain and convicted in absentia in Jordan on similar charges, will remain in a British jail while awaiting a hearing on his appeal of an extradition order, a judge said.... -
Letters: Prison privileges? Ask the victims
Re "Behind the barbed wire," Editorial, May 23 If any state prison inmates deserve the chance to speak with the media, it's only those few who've taken responsibility for harm done to their victims — that is, those who have consistently expressed...Tags: Pakistan
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Pakistan offers little justice for victims of acid attacks
FAISALABAD, Pakistan — The cherub-faced 10-year-old girl was standing at a bus stop, saying goodbye to visiting relatives, when her mother noticed two motorcycles approaching, one coming down the street and the other from a graveyard behind them....
Tags: Arbitration, Pakistan, Punishment, Judges, Justice System
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Realignment plan for California prisons causing new friction
The first four times Pamela Morris was released from prison, she would go to her state parole officers or they would occasionally make unannounced solo visits to make sure she wasn't committing new crimes. But after Morris completed a state sentence...
Tags: Laws, Zev Yaroslavsky, Law Enforcement, Los Angeles Police Department, Punishment
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Chen Guangcheng is gone, but his village stays locked down
LINYI, China — At the turnoff for the sleepy farming village of Dongshigu, a man wearing a straw hat appears to be selling watermelons at a rough-hewn stand. But when an approaching car slows, burly young men dart out from behind the nearby concrete...Tags: Politics, Chen Guangcheng, U.S. Embassy, Police Arrests, Justice System
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