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Kane County felonies decline
The number of felonies charged in Kane County fell slightly from 2011 to 2012, but more important were the five murder convictions won at trial last year, State's Attorney Joe McMahon said as his office released its annual report. In raw numbers, Kane...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Crimes, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Joseph M Getty, Annapolis, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Investigators say gang turned city jail into 'stronghold'
Corrections officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center were preparing for a middle-of-the-night search of jail cells, aimed at rooting out drugs, cellphones, weapons and any other contraband inmates had stashed away. But the officers weren't the only...
Tags: Fishing, Punishment, Black Guerrilla Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Mexico detains 108 in immigration sweep; most from Central America
ReutersMEXICO CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Saturday they detained 108 undocumented immigrants along highways, at bus stations and on a cargo train route that thousands of Central Americans use every year to cross Mexico and enter the...Tags: El Salvador, Politics, Immigration, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation
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Who was in charge at the city detention center?
I have lots of questions about the Black Guerrilla Family case, starting with this: Was the warden of the Baltimore City Detention Center asked to approve maternity leave for any of the female correctional officers allegedly impregnated by inmate Tavon...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Prisons, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Prosecution
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Report warned of jail officer's alleged gang ties in 2006
One of the corrections officers accused this week of helping Black Guerrilla Family members smuggle drugs into a Baltimore jail was flagged seven years ago for alleged gang ties. A state investigator raised concerns in 2006 that Antonia Allison might...
Tags: Heroin, Lawyers, Black Guerrilla Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Police relied on students' social media skills to arrest suspects
Los Angeles police said they relied heavily on students and their social media skills in tracking down and arresting a trio of suspects Thursday in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old at a Reseda high school. Using tweets from students, police said...
Tags: Grover Cleveland, Police Arrests, Students, Social Media, Teaching and Learning
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Inmates running the jail
The federal racketeering and drug charges unveiled this week against 25 inmates and guards at the Baltimore City Detention Center raise serious questions about the state's management of the facility. Investigators detailed a pattern of corruption and...Tags: Rod J. Rosenstein, Punishment, Black Guerrilla Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals
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Legal protections for Baltimore corrections officers go too far, FBI says
Corruption allegations at the Baltimore City Detention Center have focused attention on the extensive "bill of rights" that protects state corrections officers who face disciplinary proceedings. Union leaders hailed the measure when it passed the...
Tags: Lawyers, FBI, Black Guerrilla Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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High school stabbing victim identified, third suspect arrested
A third suspect has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man at Cleveland High School in Reseda, Los Angeles police said. In addition to Michael Steven Carpio, 19, of Panorama City and the 16-year-old, police said they also arrested...
Tags: Police Arrests
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BGF gang indictment leads to state hearings
The Baltimore SunAllegations that a cabal of Black Guerrilla Family gang members effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center have prompted a rare out-of-session legislative hearing on the state's prison system. The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a May...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Politics, Annapolis, Crime, Law and Justice, Black Guerrilla Family
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Student tweets help cops arrest Cleveland High stabbing suspects
In the age of Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools, Los Angeles police officials say they relied on students at a Reseda high school and their social media skills to help catch a trio of murder suspects Thursday. About 12:15 a.m., just eight...
Tags: Grover Cleveland, Twitter, Inc., Students, Social Media, Teaching and Learning
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