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Justice advocates target Habitual Offender Act, parole legislation
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdvocates for criminal justice reform plan to petition lawmakers to pass several bills, including new legislation and bills that failed last year. Alabama Appleseed, the Southern Poverty Law ...
Those in Alabama prisons need a reward system to encourage change
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEDITOR'S NOTE: Kenneth Traywick is incarcerated in Fountain Correctional Facility, a medium security...
Sentence upheld for habitual offender who spat at police during domestic violence arrest
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJustices with the 7th Court of Appeals Texas have upheld a Lubbock jury's highly debated 70-year...
Legislators seek update to South Dakota juvenile justice assessment system
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the key tenets of juvenile justice reform in South Dakota – keeping low-level youth offenders...
Oklahoma County judges are too lenient with repeat offenders. Stricter sentencing needed | Sheriff
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs the Oklahoma County sheriff, I've seen the consequences of leniency in our justice system...
Habitual offender sentenced to life in prison after armed robbery of Cobb County gas station
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Cobb County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of armed robbery...
An Illinois man is serving a life sentence for 6 grams of cocaine. He is fighting to be freed
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Michael Lightfoot is 66 years old. He survived prostate cancer. He has grandchildren and...
Deliezha Gravely habitual offender trial remains on track
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 13—PRINCETON — A trial remained on track Monday for a Mercer County man facing the possibility of spending 15 years to life in prison after being charged last September as a habitual offender ...
Michigan Court of Appeals orders another new sentence in Lenawee County sex abuse case
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoADRIAN — A man convicted in 2018 by a Lenawee County Circuit Court jury of engaging in sex acts with the son and daughter of his on-again, off-again girlfriend and wife should have his minimum ...
Council changes ordinance to deal with habitual violators of property standards
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAURORA – Habitual offenders who do not follow standards for keeping up their property may face stricter charges and more attention from the city. At its Aug. 15 meeting, City Council approved ...
