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Why is rape so difficult for some people to understand? Eradicating rape depends as much on educating people about this crime as it does on legal reform

Why is rape so difficult for some people to understand? Eradicating rape depends as much on educating people about this crime as it does on legal reform…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Randy Moss tells young inmates: ‘I’ve been there’

By Associated Press

http://www.bostonherald.com | NFL Coverage

Photo by AP (File)

SALEM, W.Va. — Standing before… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:31pm — No Comments

URGENT please help

This was sent to me... please respond....

Lucinda,

I am desperately trying to save Death Row Inmate Rodney Gray who is scheduled for execution May 17,2011. Would you possibly be able to do a blog radio for him, it would be greatly appreciated. Also if you would post that we are trying to flood Governor Barboour's office with emails, phone calls, and faxes. email is; governor@governor.state.ms.us Phone; (601)359-3150 …

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on May 16, 2011 at 3:31pm — No Comments

For a teen’s impulsive, unthinkable act, Cyntoia Brown got an adult’s life sentence. Was justice served? Life Begins at Sixteen

by Brantley Hargrove

Cyntoia Brown could… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 14, 2011 at 6:50am — 1 Comment

Inmate Searches – What is a Jail? A State Prison? A Federal Prison?

By Johnny Ex

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 14, 2011 at 7:08am — No Comments

Young Female Promoter Vows to Return Pro Boxing to Glory in Arizona Despite Anti-Immigrant Laws That Have Put It on the Ropes

By Monica Alonzo Thursday, May 12 2011

Michelle Rosado stands a few feet from the ropes, bouncing back and forth and clapping her hands as the ring announcer summons Phoenix fighter Alexis "Beaver" Santiago to his corner.

It's Rosado's debut boxing show — Friday…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on May 11, 2011 at 5:07pm — No Comments

19 Arrested in Multi-State Prostitution Ring

By Mike Corbin

5/4/2011

U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett announced the bust of a multi-state prostitution ring based in Indianapolis. (WIBC.com photo: Mike Corbin)

U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett announces the bust of a multi-state prostitution ring based in Indianapolis. (WIBC.com photo: Mike…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on May 4, 2011 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Group of deaf, mute friends stabbed at bar after thug mistakes sign language for gang signs

BY Philip Caulfield DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, May 1st 2011, 3:54 PM…

Alfred Stewart, 31, who is deaf, and some friends were partying at a bar when a gang-banger mistook their sign language for gang signs.

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on May 3, 2011 at 10:50pm — No Comments

Child sex trafficking, 'epidemic' in US

A recent FBI law enforcement bulletin says child sex trafficking is a “problem of epidemic proportion” that threatens 300,000 American children.

The report said victims are often forced to travel far from home and their lives revolve around “violence, forced drug use and constant threats.”

According to the Washington-based FAIR Fund international nonprofit…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 8:09am — No Comments

Slavery hits home

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 9:07am — No Comments

Profile of a Trafficker by fourbluehills

Profile of a Trafficker

What is known about Traffickers?

“Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbor, obtain and exploit victims, often using force, threats, lies, or other physical…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:20am — No Comments

FBI: Your New Facebook "Friend," Per AP

WASHINGTON - The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:14am — No Comments

PURDY is an intimate portrait of five offender mothers and their infants.

Watch the full episode. See more…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

$2.6 million in kickbacks while imprisoning children, often without any access to a lawyer...

As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in this stunning case of greed and…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 16, 2011 at 1:14am — No Comments

A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested and accused of selling illegal drugs

A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested Wednesday and accused of selling illegal drugs, police said.

Police have concluded that recent activities occurring at the Delta Chi house at 318 S. Humphrey's St., which include aggravated assault and threats with weapons, stemmed from members of the residence selling illegal drugs, Sgt. James Jackson said.

Michael Weiss, 19, of the Delta house, was arrested and charged with the sale of…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Couple accused of keeping kids in a cage.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Vancouver couple accused of keeping two young children caged in a room have been arrested.

Clark County jail records show that 30-year-old John Eckhart and 26-year-old Alayna Higdon are accused of unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal mistreatment. The couple made an initial court appearance Wednesday, and a judge…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:25pm — No Comments

5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Police say a 5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school, La Petite Academy, in suburban Atlanta.

Gwinnett County police say the girl had the drugs in a book bag when the bus driver noticed a "funny" smell on her clothing.

Authorities say when the bus driver told the girl she smelled funny, she pulled a bag of marijuana from her book bag. Police said in a report the child told the bus driver that "her mommy put it in there."… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Want a Birth Certificate? First Tell Us If You've Ever Had an Abortion posted by: Robin Marty

In the days after giving birth a new mother is sleep deprived, emotional, exhausted, and hormonal. Which makes her a perfect target for intrusive questions about her private life in the guise of bureaucracy.

One woman in Louisiana, however,… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 13, 2011 at 4:52am — No Comments

Abusive Teenage Relationships on the Rise Written by Gayle White

Thompson High School student Shakira Hudson was 15 when she was killed. Audrey Atkinson of Covington was 19. Jasmine Harris of Atlanta was 17 and pregnant.

All three died in 2010. Boyfriends or ex-boyfriends were charged with their murders.

The girls’ deaths were among 130 recorded by the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and the Georgia…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 10:06am — No Comments

Protect teen victims in sex trafficking

Change in state law would create funds for support services. The 28-year-old Minnesota pimp met the teenager in 2008 and recruited her to perform sex with his paying customers. The teen lived with the pimp and others for two months, working in the sex trade here and…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 11, 2011 at 10:02am — No Comments