Word: parolee
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Many factors play a part in the fading importance of capital punishment. The drop in the number of death sentences reflects a drop in the murder rate. Many states have adopted life-without-parole terms as alternative sentencing, and both prosecutors and juries have embraced the option. Also, DPIC executive...
Clemmons has a history of getting out of jail, despite an alarming criminal record. As a 17-year-old living in Arkansas, he was sentenced to consecutive prison terms totaling nearly 100 years for five different felony charges, including robbery and illegal possession of a handgun. During his courtroom appearances...
He promptly violated parole, was in and out of prison, then moved West to avoid the Arkansas penal system. He tried to start a lawn-care business but never got out of trouble with the law. In May this year he began talking about his ability to fly and his...
Ironically, the overtures come as Michigan shrinks its own inmate population: since 2006, it has dropped from 51,700 to about 46,000. Officials here attribute the decline to several factors, including an overall drop in crime, the placement of more people on parole and a lower recidivism rate. But...
Will decide whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison without parole is cruel and unusual punishment