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U.S. Prison Count Continues to Drop
After nearly four decades of explosive growth, the U.S. prison population declined for two years in a row, according to the Justice Department. Inmate counts fell in about half the states in each year from 2009-10 and 2010-11. more
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Terminally Ill Prisoners Rarely Freed Under Early Parole Laws
WASHINGTON Terminally ill prisoners who want to die at home rather than behind bars may be eligible for an early release under a state's "medical parole" or "compassionate release" law. But critics say the procedure is rarely used and that
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Governors Set The Table For Washington Conference
Education, children's health, welfare reform and public safety top the agenda at the annual winter meeting of the nation's governors, which will take place in Washington Feb. 20-23 in a climate of cooperation and bipartisanship. Mindful of the distrust surrounding politics in the nation's capital in the aftermath of President Clinton's impeachment trial, Republican and Democratic state leaders have chosen "Progress Through Partnerships" as the theme of their four-day meeting. more
