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...some glamour to the otherwise business-oriented venture. This year's guest-of-honor country, Russia, is going to provide some special treats. Some 150 Russian writers will present their books, among them some of the country's increasingly popular "Ladies of Crime" who will read from their new murder mysteries. Polina Dashkova, author of Russian Orchid, for instance, will take part in a nerve-tingling discussion about Russian whodunits, and Alexandra Marinina will tell of the latest case of her heroine, inspector Anastasija Kamenskaja. When you get tired of pushing your way through the noisy crowds, take a breather...
...alleged killer was Joseph Druce, an inmate with a history of violent outbursts. The two were in the same cell block despite the facts that Geoghan’s crimes were well known among the inmate population and Druce was serving a life term for the similarly brutal 1988 murder of a man he believed to be homosexual...
...excrement placed on his bed in the first prison he was placed. It has also been reported that the guards in the maximum security prison to which Geoghan was moved had been warned that Druce was acting suspiciously outside of Geoghan’s cell, well before the murder took place...
...obvious step Massachusetts must take to prevent the most egregious incidents, such as Geoghan’s murder and predictable rapes, is to have separate prisons—or at least separate cell blocks and common areas—for the most vulnerable prisoners. Wardens and correctional system officials know the types of criminals and the individuals who are most at risk in the prison system and can simply sort them...
...immediate aftermath of 9/11 few in the Muslim mainstream identified with the terror attacks. That much was obvious from the wave of denial that blamed the attacks on the Mossad or the CIA. The truth - that the callous murder of almost 3,000 civilians was carried out by 19 Arab men who considered themselves devout and pious Muslims carrying out a blessed act - was too horrific to swallow. Cowardly attacks on civilians elicited little pride in the Muslim world, and plenty of revulsion. That was why they had to be blamed on somebody else...