Word: parolee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Simonis was indicted last Monday by a La Salle Parish grand jury on charges stemming from the sexual assault of a Jena, La., woman last September. Anxious to avoid a trial and the embarrassment it would cause his family, he pleaded guilty to armed robbery, aggravated burglary and unauthorized use...
Punishment can be far more severe in an adult court. Last March in California, two boys of 17 who raped and attempted to murder a young woman were each sentenced to 72 years to life in prison by an adult court. Neither will be eligible for parole until he is...
Admitting that the alternative to execution is to keep criminals behind bars for life, Bedau said that even in the worst American environments--the modern maximum security prison--"human spirit isn't crushed, it can be developed. Parole is a viable possibility."
Take New York City. The already swarming Rikers Island "correctional facility," 99 per cent full to capacity a year ago, is now crowded more than 10 per cent above its formal limits. Yet Mayor Edward Koch continues to blast "soft judges" who refuse to lock up all offenders. Meanwhile, Koch...
WHILE THE ESTABLISHMENT of an authentic base makes Sally's portrait refreshingly convincing, Conrad and Dall animate through the imposition of various cinematic devices. The first segment of the film, in prison, moves at a brisk pace--cuts are quick, shot-counter-shot and reverse angle sequences accent confrontational situations...