Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’ By ADAM LIPTAK

The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners.

Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners, a reflection of a relatively recent and now entirely distinctive American approach to crime and punishment. Americans are locked up for crimes — from writing bad checks to using drugs — that would rarely produce prison sentences in other… Continue

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"MIKE MONSOOR" April 5th, 1981 ~ September 29th, 2009

The Sailor Pictured Below Is,

Navy Petty Officer,

PO2

(Petty Officer, Second Class)

EOD2

(Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Second Class)

"MIKE MONSOOR"

April 5th, 1981 ~ September 29th, 2009

Mike Monsoor,

Was Awarded "The Medal Of Honor" Last Week,

For Giving His Life In Iraq, As He Jumped On, And Covered With His Body, A Live Hand…

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Italy Braces for a New Mafia War...

In southern Italy, the Mafia wars are heating up. On Monday, Italy will deploy an expected 80 soldiers into the city of Reggio Calabria, on the toe of Italy's boot, to provide security for anti-mafia prosecutors who have been repeatedly threatened by the powerful…

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Drug cartel 'saint' is actually anything but...

Drug cartel 'saint' is actually anything but

By Kathy Hanks - The Hutchinson News - khanks@hutchnews.com

Local law enforcement officials think religious items recently discovered among a large marijuana patch growing in rural Reno County are tied to organized crime.… Continue

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Arrest made in Oct. 2 shooting... in Maricopa

A Glendale native is under arrest for the Oct. 2 shooting of an unnamed 18-year-old after a party in the Acacia Crossing neighborhood.

According to a press release from the Maricopa Police Department, 20-year-old Michael Magana, was at a house party with the victim and allegedly left with him and a group of other people and walked to a park near Costa Brava Avenue and Alemendras Street.

Magana then allegedly pulled a handgun out, and a bullet was discharged and struck the…

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Teen gets life in prison for killing brother

RISING SUN, Ind. -- A judge sentenced teen killer Andrew Conley to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for strangling his 10-year-old brother.

Judge James Humphrey of Ohio County Circuit Court dismissed nearly every mitigating factor defense attorneys used to try to get the sentence reduced so Conley could one day…

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Officers accused of planting evidence on drug suspects

CAMDEN — Two suspended city police officers are now in federal custody for their part in a rogue narcotics unit that allegedly arrested drug suspects with planted evidence.

Federal corruption charges were announced Thursday against Patrolmen Antonio Figueroa, 34, and Robert Bayard, 32. Both men, who entered…

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Chandler beheading helps Brewer's case

Jan Brewer got a lot of grief from gubernatorial rival Terry Goddard, other Democrats and the news media when she said this summer illegal immigration and the drug trade from Mexico was resulting in…

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Australian police ensnares $160 million cocaine, third biggest catch in history

Organised crimes in Australia suffered a major blow on Friday as authorities seized an estimated half tonne of cocaine in Brisbane that could easily fetch some $160 million had it managed to hit the nation's streets.…

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Leader Of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 30 Years

COLUMBUS, Ohio --

A 35 year-old man from Ohio was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a multi-state drug…

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Houston Texas has over 10,000 Gang Members

Violent gangs and drug traffickers in the Houston area are growing stronger and more international, spreading into the suburbs as they bulk up on newfound connections with Mexico’s lucrative and brazen organized crime syndicates.

The region is home to far more gang members than anywhere in Texas, according to the National Gang…

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TEEN GANGSTAS

Teen Gangstas

How can you protect your teen from gangs?

Published on October 11, 2010

America, we've got a…

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Crime sweep results in 50 arrests

SPRINGFIELD - In a sweeping crackdown on crime, police arrested 50 people in less than 24 hours during "Operation Blue Heat."

The deployment, planned by Commissioner William J. Fitchet, started Friday morning and ended Saturday morning.

"The Springfield Police Department is putting on a full court press to combat crime throughout the city, to make life difficult for drug dealers, gang members, prostitutes and their 'johns,'" Sgt. John Delaney, Fitchet's executive aide, said in…

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Most gangs in Texas call Houston region home

Violent gangs and drug traffickers in the Houston area are growing stronger and more international, spreading into the suburbs as they bulk up on newfound connections with Mexico's lucrative and brazen organized crime syndicates.

The region is home to far more gang members than anywhere in Texas, according to the National Gang Threat Assessment.…

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