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Senators reach deal to reduce prison time for some offenders
2015-10-02 06:46:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Senate conservatives and liberals on Thursday united behind an overhaul of the criminal justice system, a rare bipartisan agreement that would allow some nonviolent drug offenders to get reduced prison sentences and give judges greater discretion in sentencing. The legislation, years in the making, comes as disparate voices have spoken as one in saying the current system is broken, from President Barack Obama to the ACLU to the conservative Koch Industries.
Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders
2015-09-17 12:55:35| Green Car Congress
French Connection and Foot Locker "wage offenders"
2015-03-24 12:20:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
French Connection and Foot Locker have become the latest firms to be named and shamed under a new scheme by the UK Government for paying workers less than the minimum wage.
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New York rethinks marijuana prosecutions of low-level offenders
2014-05-14 06:10:01| Footwear - Topix.net
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson speak to reporters at New York Police headquarters on April 30. Both men have held strong views on how to prosecute drug crimes: Mr. Bratton pioneered aggressive prosecution of even minor offenses in the Giuliani era, while Mr. Thompson reportedly wants ... (more)
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Top Court Declines to Hear Case, Striking Ban on Sex Offenders in OC Parks
2014-04-24 15:18:40| Semiconductors - Topix.net
By PAUL ANDERSON City News Service The state Supreme Court refused today to review an appellate court's ruling, striking down a ban on registered sex offenders in parks in 15 Orange County cities and similar prohibitions in 30 cities statewide.