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10/23/2006 |
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| Mentally Ill State Parolees are Getting Help from N.J. The article describes New Jersey's program for ex-inmates with serious mental illness. "The programs offer comprehensive services - housing and job assistance, medication management, counseling and education - aimed at keeping this high-risk, high-maintenance population from returning to jail or causing trouble out on the streets." |
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10/10/2006 |
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| Taking Aim at Recidivists: Savvy Thugs Frustrate Crime-Fighters. Why are some people able to remain on the street despite numerous arrests? According to this article: "Because witnesses are too scared or crooked to come forward. Because cops and prosecutors are overworked by the smaller crimes that they commit. And because bail and sentencing guidelines can be inconsistent, experts say. However, some ideas are circulating in Philly to get these repeat gun offenders off the streets." |
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08/10/2006 |
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| Child-friendly Family Center to Open at Jail. The Allegheny County jail is trying to help children of incarcerated parents cope with the experience of visiting the prison. In a public-private joint venture, the jail will be opening a Family Activity Center serving both children and their parents. |
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07/31/2006 |
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| PA Legislature May Help Counties Collect Fines. “Northampton County Council's request for state help in collecting unpaid court costs, a problem shared by many counties statewide, has received a lukewarm reception in the Legislature.” |
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07/06/2006 |
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| Task Force Focuses on Illegal Guns in Philly. Pennsylvania authorities are taking aim at guns in Philadelphia. Philly DA Lynne M. Abraham is quoted as saying “Too many judges are sentencing too many defendants to city time when they should be in a state prison.” |
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02/16/2006 |
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| Bill Imposes Harsh Penalties for Violence Against Police. “House Judiciary Chairman Dennis O'Brien, R-Philadelphia, Tuesday enlisted the aid of fellow lawmakers and members of the Fraternal Order of Police, seeking support for a bill he drafted that would impose harsh penalties for violence against police officers.” The bill would provide a range of mandatory minimum provisions for offenses against police officers. |
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02/12/2006 |
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| People Pursue Pardons to Purge Their Priors. “In the last five years there have been more than 2,900 applications for clemency filed with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. The board has reviewed about 1,900 cases, and Pennsylvania governors have granted relief in about a third of those filings.” |
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