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Executioner in China says job isn't complicated, except for one time
Hu Xiao says his job as one of China's executioners is usually not very complicated, except for the time when a prisoner he was about to kill stood up and ran toward his loaded rifle. The rare glimpse into the ranks of China's executioners appeared in...Tags: Human Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, China, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Perkins patients can be the toughest to treat
As a new chief executive at Clifton T. Perkins investigates what led to two recent slayings at the state's maximum security mental hospital, he will confront a facility full of patients who have become increasingly hardened and troubled.
The system of...Tags: Health, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Marines to Allow Troops to Wear KIA Bracelets
Associated PressMarines are being allowed to wear bracelets commemorating friends killed in action, a policy change that settles a debate that has roiled some in the force. At issue are KIA bracelets, usually thin rubber or metal bands bearing the names of the fallen in...Tags: Iraq, Defense, Armed Forces, Missing in Action, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Texas prisoners lose their lunch
Prisoners in Texas jails have been tightening their belts as the state cuts back on weekend lunches to save money.
Since April, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has scaled back on weekend meals to two per day, eliminating lunch.
Department...Tags: Prisons, Onions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Texas Legislature
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 3
Maynard's words need to reach governor, parole commission To the editor: (Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services) Secretary (Gary) Maynard's message in The Herald-Mail ("Maynard has prisons on right track," Aug. 28) has been...Tags: Government, Roxbury, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Third Party Custodian: A Quirk of Alaska Law With Big Consequences
It happens every day of the week in courtrooms all over Alaska.
Today, in Judge Michael Spaan’s Anchorage courtroom, the applicant is a woman with curly black hair, a mother. The judge is hearing bail applications and arraignments.
She’...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers, Criminals
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Obama's border blues and 2012
It may not rank high in polls of voters' priorities compared to jobs and the economy, yet immigration has taken on a central role in the 2012 presidential campaign drama. Republican presidential debates have been a contest to see who can sound more...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Tribune, Extradition, Frontline Limited, Social Media
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Retired businessman secures citation for his World War II battalion
msimpson@amnews.comNICHOLASVILLE — A thin, blue ribbon transforms in the folds of Pete Gleich’s 86-year-old hands. The ribbed, ultramarine fabric bends light like Pacific waves. The tiny laurel leaves etched in its gold casing appear, symbolizing victory....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Douglas MacArthur, Human Interest
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Contempt case dropped against Clark jailer
Prosecutors abruptly dropped all possibility of charges against Clark County Jailer Bobby Stone Thursday, after an investigation found no evidence to support any charges.
The possibility of contempt charges surfaced in February after two prisoners were...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Judges, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Maryland prison reorganization designed to better help inmates transition into society
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMaryland's prison chief said this week that a reorganization of the state prison system will reduce recidivism and improve the way inmates re-enter society upon their release. Gary D. Maynard, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional...Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Roxbury, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Clear televisions help occupy Md. prisoners, keep out contraband
When RCA introduced its first television, the set was encased in clear Lucite, so visitors to the 1939 World's Fair in New York could see the electronic innards and walk away confident that the sound and video were not a mere trick.
Decades later, the...Tags: Television, Gaming Industry, New York, Gaming, Entertainment
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The prisoner was you
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch non-Jewish Holocaust survivor who helped save the lives of many Dutch Jews during World War II. When her family was discovered harboring Jews, they were all deported to Nazi concentration camps. Several years after her...Tags: Civil Unrest, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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