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John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole for 5th Time 08-13-2008 12:24 am   -  AP

AP: Mark David Chapman will remain in New York's Attica Correctional Facility for at least two more years for gunning down the former Beatle nearly three decades ago on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Entwistle Gets Life Without Parole 06-26-2008 12:01 pm   -  AP

AP: Neil Entwistle, who was convicted Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the 2006 deaths of his wife and nine-month-old baby, was sentenced to two life terms in prison without the chance for parole Thursday.

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ Cuts Deal With US for Five-Year ‘No Parole’ Jail Term 01-15-2008 9:49 am   -  CBC News

"I felt that one day my destiny would be to confront the goliath that is the United States Bush administration."



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Pa. ends moratorium on parole for violent felons | National news ...
Certain criteria, such as using a gun in a crime, could be used to evaluate an offender's potential to commit violence, and parole agents' training could be improved, according to the review author, John Goldkamp, a Temple University ...

Consultant suggests Pa. parole system improvements (phillyBurbs ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - An independent consultant says Pennsylvania's parole system must do a better job of identifying violent offenders who pose the greatest threat to public safety.

Ark. parole board rejects clemency request for Cox
The parole board voted 5-0 to reject the application by Richard Cox, 29. Cox was convicted in the 1996 death of Holly Strickland and received a life without parole sentence. Also convicted — in a separate trial — was Kingrale Collins, ...

MyFox Twin Cities | Oakdale Teen Receives Life Without Parole in ...
Nicole Beecroft, the Oakdale teen charged with murdering her newborn baby, was found guilty Monday of first degree premeditated murder. In Washington County court, Beecroft was sentenced to life without parole.

Victoria safer as &squo;bad crooks&squo; back behind bars | Herald Sun
A POLICE blitz on parole breakers has put more than 150 back behind bars. ... Fugitives on the run after breaching parole. Three of the fugatives who are on the run after breaching parole in Victoria. Do not approach these people. ...

JURIST - Paper Chase: Germany court grants parole to former Red ...
[JURIST] A Stuttgart court on Monday granted parole for Christian Klar, a leader of the militant Red Army Faction (RAF) [advocacy website], after Klar served 26 years in prison on nine counts of murder and 11 counts of attempted murder. ...

Prima la musica, poi le parole: Various
I'm informed via email that Antoinette Halloran sang the title role of Madama Butterfly in Melbourne on Saturday, filling in for an indisposed Nicole Youl, and evidently scored a triumph. Brava, Antoinette, and we look forward to seeing ...

Uncommon Sense: Political prisoner wins medical parole
Abel López Pérez, who started a hunger strike after authorities threatened to level additional charges against him, has been granted a medical parole, according to Cuban Democratic Directorate. López, whose hunger strike lasted 39 days, ...

Prediction Markets for parole? | The Distributed Republic
I propose replacing parole boards with prediction markets on the likelihood of recidivism for each convict. This is a great example of the problem with having criminal law instead of just civil law. With civil law, the whole thing ...

Harrison gets life without parole - News
Former UA student Galareka Harrison was sentenced Tuesday to natural life in prison without parole. The sentencing came 14 months after Harrison stabbed her roommate, Mia Henderson, to death in Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall on Sept. ...









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