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Civil Rights Leader Dr. Patricia Stephens Due Has Died

CNN... . Civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due dies at 72 By the CNN Wire... more

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Cop On Trial For Kicking Woman In The Face

By Courtney Caligiuri LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) - Suspended Lincoln police officer... more

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AMERICAN GANGSTER FRANK LUCAS FACING JAIL TIME FOR BUCKING THE FEDS OUT OF 17K

AMERICAN GANGSTER FRANK LUCAS FACING JAIL TIME FOR BUCKING THE FEDS OUT OF 17K Read... more

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Abandoning Justice in a down economy: Pelham GA jail lets 17 year old die, then the rest of the state decides to transfer overcrowded prisoners there

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FLORENCE CASSEZ, L'ULTIME RECOURS

Affaire Florence Cassez: l'enquête de France 5 Mardi 15 novembre, France... more

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Bipartisan Pootie Heads

Who says bipartisanship is dead? Clearly there are dumb asses on both sides of the aisle.

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The View On The Streets: Riot Control

The decision to punish the ‘Facebook rioters’ with four years in jail is... more

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I Hate My Kids: Babysitter Games

Dylan's dad finally finds a babysitter to deal with him.

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I Hate My Kids: The Call You Asked For

Sometimes when your kid does the right thing, he's still annoying.

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A Florida judge on Monday signed amended court documents mandating that Casey Anthony return to Orlando to serve a year of probation stemming from her check fraud conviction.
"From my reading of this, she should be reporting to probation in Orlando probably within 72 hours," Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland said in signing the documents, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
The action came after an apparent misunderstanding in the case.
Anthony pleaded guilty in January 2010 to felony check fraud charges, admitting she stole a checkbook from her friend Amy Huizenga and wrote five checks totaling $644.25. At the time, defense attorney Jose Baez asked that Anthony be given credit for time served and be placed on probation.
Strickland apparently intended for the supervised probation to begin after Anthony's release from custody, said Randy Means, spokesman for the Orange County State Attorney's Office. But the order signed by Strickland at the time seemed to indicate it was to run while she was in custody awaiting trial on murder charges in the 2008 death of her daughter Caylee.
Cheney Mason, one of Anthony's defense attorneys, said his client's legal team is working to "set aside and vacate the order." He said the order claims Baez and Anthony were present Monday for a hearing -- something Mason said "did not happen."
"From what I can see, it is a fraud," Mason said. "We will be addressing that with all due speed and with aggression as the law, procedures, ethics and judicial canons will allow."
Mason said Anthony's lawyers will seek to "disqualify Mr. Strickland for the second time." The judge had been presiding over her murder trial until April 2010, when he recused himself after the defense accused him of being a "self-aggrandizing media hound" who is biased against Anthony. Orange County Superior Court Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. took over, and stayed in that position through the trial.
A jury acquitted Anthony of charges in Caylee's death. The 25-year-old Orlando woman was released from jail July 17. Her whereabouts since then have been unknown.
Means said prosecutors were surprised to receive a letter from the probation office indicating Anthony's probation was completed.
He said there was a miscommunication between what Strickland said at the sentencing and what the court clerk understood. The clerk thought the probation and Anthony's time in custody were to run concurrently.
The documents were amended Monday to add the words "upon release" to Anthony's sentencing documents, the Sentinel said.
Orange County prosecutors will not take a position on whether Anthony should serve probation, Means said, adding the issue is between Strickland, Perry, the probation department and the clerk's office.
"We don't think we have jurisdiction. The court is the sentencer, and if they think it (sentencing) was not followed, they can do something," Means said. "Our position is to leave it up to the court."
A Department of Corrections spokeswoman told CNN affiliate WESH that Anthony must report to Orange County within 72 hours. "We are moving forward to make sure she is following the judge's orders," Gretl Plessinger said.
Anthony's defense attorneys may challenge the move and claim Anthony should not have to serve probation because she already did while in custody, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Means said the defense would have a strong argument to have the amended sentencing order declared invalid on grounds of double jeopardy. It would be unconstitutional to have Anthony serve another year of probation if technically she already served it while in jail, he said.
Perry has indicated he wants to meet with officials from the Department of Corrections to go over what happened and "make corrections." Means said he does not know what that means, and knew of no pending hearings regarding the issue.
At Anthony's sentencing on the check fraud charges, she was ordered to have no contact with Huizenga, who testified against her during her murder trial.
At her sentencing for the check fraud charges last year, Anthony said, "I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm sorry for what I did. I take complete and full responsibility for my actions, and I'd like to apologize to Amy. I wish I'd been a better friend."A Florida judge on Monday signed amended court documents mandating that Casey Anthony... more

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California Prison Hunger Strike: Some Inmates Show Early Signs Of Starvation Approaching Death

Inmates in a third of California's prisons are conducting a hunger strike in... more

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Smuggled out of Prison?

This Women tried to smuggle her husband out of prison. If she has any luck a family... more

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Cinema And Culture - Actors go to UN demanding Iran release Jafar Panahi

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From the Community: Tax cuts, millionaires and Bachmann vs. Palin

We're taking a look at some of the most popular stories from the Current community, and we've rounded up some highlights from to share. Check them out and add your two cents:
The $2.5 Trillion Tragedy: What America Has Given Up For 10 Years Of Bush Tax Cuts !Submitted by kennymotown
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Bush's 2001 tax cuts. The cost of Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts is estimated at roughly $2.5 trillion through 2010. So what else could we have done with that money?

The tradeoffs paint a stark picture. For the same price as the Bush tax cuts, which did little to help the economy, we could’ve sent tens of millions of students to college, retrofitted every household in America with the capacity to generate alternative energy, hired millions of firefighters and police officers, effectively ended our national shame of having kids who lack health care coverage, or put millions of more teachers into classrooms. But instead, Congress passed budget-breaking tax cuts, and then went on to pass even more in 2003. In 2010, Congress then went on to renew the Bush tax cuts for an additional two years, and the political will for the sort of public investments listed above appears to have dried up.

Chicago Millionaire Pays His Way Out of Jail Time in Deadly Hit and RunSubmitted by treewolf39
A Chicago millionaire has managed to avoid a jail sentance after killing two British tourists with his Porsche.

A millionaire from Chicago has managed to buy his way out of jail despite being found guilty of killing two British citizens in a hit-and-run accident in Florida. Thirty-six-year-old Ryan Levin faced up to 30 years in jail for two counts of vehicular homicide and fleeing an accident scene. Levin, who drove a $120,000 Porsche, initially denied involvement in the accident. He avoided a jail sentence by paying an undisclosed settlement to the widows of his victims. Instead of jail he was sentenced to two years house arrest, 10 years probation. This was not Levin’s first offense. In 2006 he ran over a Chicago police officer. He could still be extradited to Illinois for violating his parole.

Battle of the Imbeciles: Bachmann vs. PalinSubmitted by onemalefla
With the 2012 election season beginning to heat up, Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin's presidential hopes could be on a collision course.

The coming confrontation is being driven by a belief in Bachmann’s camp that the same grassroots, conservative primary voters and caucus-goers may have to choose between the two women—and that they will choose Bachmann if she presents herself as a more seasoned, reliable, and serious conservative than her high-profile rival. The apparent effort to draw distinctions broke into the open Tuesday when her new top strategist, Ed Rollins, dismissed Palin as “not serious” in a radio interview.

Join the discussion -- or head over to the News group for more popular stories from the community.We're taking a look at some of the most popular stories from the Current... more

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Prisons on Current - Every night at 9pm from Monday 20th June

Current TV opens the gate to a week of films exploring life from the inside. The world... more

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Ja Rule Goes to Jail Today

No good rapper & bad ass Ja Rule, AKA Jeffrey Atkins, is slated to turn himself in... more

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“We have more people in jail than any other country – USA is #1!!” by comedian Lee Camp

Funny but true - the latest Moment of Clarity from comedian Lee Camp.

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Insecure Communities

“Insecure Communities: Families Under Threat” is a poignant 12 minute film... more

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Pfc. Manning to be transferred to Army prison - US news - WikiLeaks in Security - msnbc.com

Under increasing public pressure and facing accusations of prisoner abuse, the Pentagon will transfer Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking secret U.S. government documents to the WikiLeaks website, from the Marine Corps brig at Quantico, Va., to the Army prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as early as Wednesday. It’s not only a change in venue, but a dramatic shift in the conditions of his confinement.

Manning was held in maximum security at Quantico, where he spent 23 hours a day and ate all his meals in an isolated cell, was permitted no contact with other prisoners and was forced to wear chains and leg irons any time he was moved. He also was often forced to strip naked at night and stand nude in his cell for early morning inspection.

The Marines claim they took his clothes to prevent him from injuring himself. Military and Pentagon officials insist the action was punishment for what the Marines considered disrespect from Manning. Such tactics for disciplinary reasons are against military regulations.

Once at Leavenworth, he’ll be placed in a new medium-security facility. Although locked in a cell at night, he’ll have some freedom of movement in an open day room, have contact and take meals with fellow prisoners, shower when he wants and have access to books and TV.

This will make visits with his civilian attorney, family and some friends more difficult, but it’s the nearest such facility for pre-trial confinement the Army has. Manning will have to return to Fort Belvoir in Virginia for any court appearances. Putting him back into Quantico is “out of the question,” according to Pentagon and military officials, so the Army may make arrangements with a civilian detention facility to hold him temporarily as needed.

U.S. military officials, who spoke to NBC News on condition of anonymity, deny Manning was tortured, but one said "the Marines blew it” in terms of how they treated him.

Both White House and Pentagon officials grew increasingly concerned by the human rights drumbeat of public accusations and criticism of Manning’s treatment and wanted to put an end to it, they said.

The announcement, which is expected tomorrow morning, will be spun to say the Army requested the move, they said.Under increasing public pressure and facing accusations of prisoner abuse, the... more

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Five Years In Jail For Exposing Animal Abuses In Minnesota

If a new Minnesota bill becomes law, anyone caught going undercover to film or record... more

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