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Cost concerns linger for Indiana sentencing overhaul
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws is moving through the Legislature with broad bipartisan support, although some county officials are worried it will shift costs to the local level. Supporters expect the...Tags: Punishment, Drug Trafficking, Misdemeanors, Crime, Law and Justice, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Cass County pair will pay for cemetery vandalism
CASSOPOLIS — A Marcellus man and Dowagiac teenager were sentenced today in Cass County Circuit Court to probation, jail time and community service for their destruction of tombstones and monuments at Dowagiac’s Riverside Cemetery. But that...
Tags: Vandalism, Defendants, Punishment, Prosecution, Justice System
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Bill would keep violent Indiana criminals in prison longer
WSBT-TV ReporterIndiana's state legislature could decide next week whether violent criminals should be getting tougher punishments. They are deciding a bill that would require murderers and other violent felons to serve 85 percent of their sentences. Many of them now...Tags: Punishment, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Stepmom of NW Ind. boy kept in dog cage gets 35 years
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Gary woman to 35 years in prison in the death of a stepson who was starved, beaten and kept in a dog cage. The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/Xt7g5q ) that Lake Superior Court Judge Diane...
Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Judges
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Indiana police probe child molester's prison death
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a convicted child molester who was found unconscious at the bottom of a staircase at the state prison in New Castle. Police say 37-year-old Jeremiah K. Taylor of...
Tags: Punishment, Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse
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Elkhart County family seeking justice in child abuse case
An Elkhart County mother will have to wait even longer to see the man charged with abusing her daughter brought to justice. Tyler Beathea appeared in a court today for a pretrial conference, but no decisions were made. Beathea's defense attorney...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse
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Detroit coach who killed teen won't be charged
DETROIT (AP) — A 70-year-old Detroit high school basketball coach will not be charged for fatally shooting a teenager and wounding another while they were trying to rob him outside of a school, a prosecutor said Thursday. According to prosecutors,...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, High School Sports, Shootings, Prosecution, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Kosciusko County boy urges court to allow new juvenile trial
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northern Indiana boy convicted in adult court at age 12 in the killing of a friend's stepfather should not be denied a new trial just because he signed a plea agreement, his lawyer says in documents filed with the state Supreme...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Court Preliminary, Punishment, Criminal Laws, Justice System
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Berrien Co. man gets 3 months in jail after driving car onto RR tracks, badly injuring daughter
BERRIEN COUNTY – A judge Monday sentenced a Benton Harbor man to 90 days in jail for driving his car into the path of a train, seriously injuring his daughter. Police say Anthony Bearty did not have a valid driver's license when he ignored train...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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UPDATE: Parts of I-94 closed after dozens of crashes, now back open
I-94 was closed for hours Saturday from Coloma to Van Buren, Michigan due to icy road conditions. It has since reopened. The following release -- concerning the photo above and to the sides in "Related Content" -- was issued around 4:30 p.m. Saturday:...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Punishment, Traffic, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Michigan man gets 51 years in death of Elkhart man
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - An 18-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to 51 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering an Elkhart man. A spokesperson with the Elkhart County Prosecutor's Office says Brandon Johnston of Three Rivers, Mich., told...
Tags: Punishment, Sex Crimes
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Judge opens door for Michigan juvenile lifers
DETROIT (AP) — All Michigan inmates serving no-parole sentences for murder committed as juveniles are entitled to a chance at release, a judge said Wednesday, declaring that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision applies retroactively. The...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Murder, Justice System, Trials, Punishment
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