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May 10 2024
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Shelby Twp. doctor sentenced to 12 years for illegal pill distribution
A 75-year-old doctor was ordered to serve 12 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 270,000 opioid prescription pills with a street value of over $6 million, according to federal authorities. Lawrence Mark Sherman received the sentence Thursday from by U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy in in Ann Arbor after he was found guilty last December of one count
Macomb DailyJan 07 2024
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Bilkis Bano: India Supreme Court orders gangrape convicts back to prison
The Supreme Court heard several petitions, including one from Bano, challenging the convicts' release. In her petition, Bano had said that the premature release of the men had "shaken the conscience of the society". Calling it "one of the most gruesome crimes this country has ever seen", she said the release had left her "shell-shocked and completely numb". Officials had said in court that the
BBC NewsApr 30 2024
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Rural Counties Increasingly Use Inmates as Firefighters and EMTs, With No Pay and Little Protection
This story was originally published by The Conversation. If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come from the local prison. In 1963, the Georgia Department of Corrections began a program to train incarcerated people as firefighters to support not only their prisons, but also the surrounding communities. Over time, the program has grown dramatically. Today,
The Daily YonderSep 25 2023
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Imate found dead at Gunnison prison
Officials are investigating the death of a prisoner at the Central Utah Correctional Facility on Sunday. Steven Davis, 66, was found “unresponsive” in his cell at the Gunnison prison, according to a news release from the Utah Department of Corrections. He was declared dead a short time late. How he died has not been determined, according to officials, who did not say if foul play is suspected
The Salt Lake TribuneSep 25 2023
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Scabies Outbreak Reported at Utah Prison
An outbreak of scabies has forced dozens of prisoners in Utah into quarantine. The skin condition, caused by parasitic mites crawling into a person’s skin and laying eggs, has been detected in at least 57 people in the Green Unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City. Glen Mills, communications director for the state’s Department of Corrections, told local news that the
The MessengerMay 09 2024
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Chicago Heights man sentenced to 10 years for 2023 University Park machine gun offense
A Chicago Heights man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for unlawful use of a weapon one year after he was arrested in connection to a domestic dispute in University Park, the Will County state’s attorney’s office announced Thursday. When University Park Police responded to reports of a domestic disturbance along Red Oak Lane off of University Parkway in, Gralon Potts, 38, was found with
Chicago TribuneMay 10 2024
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Sentencing rescheduled for man convicted in Knox County Deputy’s death
Sentencing for a 24-year-old Granite City man convicted in the death of a Knox County deputy has been rescheduled, court records show. Daylon Richardson now is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 9, according to Henry County Court records. Court records say Richardson appeared May 6 in court after his objection to mandatory natural life in prison and his issue with victim-impact statements. After
Yahoo NewsJan 17 2024
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Heather Mack gets 26 years in federal prison for the murder of her mother in Bali
Heather Mack was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison Wednesday for the murder of her mother during a trip to Bali nearly 10 years ago. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly handed down the sentence almost a decade after the world learned in August 2014 that the body of 62-year-old Oak Park socialite Sheila von Wiese-Mack had been found stuffed inside a suitcase on the exotic island of Bali
Chicago Sun-TimesFeb 22 2024
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Ohio mom faces life in prison after fatally leaving her toddler home alone to go on 10-day vacation
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, also pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss two murder counts and a felonious assault charge. Candelario now faces a life
Fox News DigitalMay 09 2024
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Grant County man awaiting federal sentencing on firearms charge
May 9—ELKINS, W.Va. — A Grant County resident recently pleaded guilty in federal court to the unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District. Wesley Shane Haggerty, 35, of Cabins, is facing up to 15 years in prison. A judge will determine the sentence after considering guidelines and other statutory factors. According to court documents and
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