Word: prison
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...about $50,000 a year for "professional services," such as lobbying. The leadership of the union at the time also seemed familiar with big money and big lies. Former president C. Eugene DeFries earned a racketeering conviction and was sentenced earlier this year to more than five years in prison for his role in fixing union elections, forcing members to contribute to the union's political-action fund and embezzling $2 million...
...CRIME] Wants to double federal money for state prison construction to end "revolving door" parole, and says federal prisoners should work 40 hours a week to repay victims. promises to appoint tough-on-crime judges, and favors using evidence from some warrantless searches...
Recently released from federal prison, where she served a 29-day sentence for disorderly conduct, Obermeyer says Ted Stevens was "directly involved" in her jailing. She entered the race in order to protest her husband's more than 20 failures to pass the Alaska bar exam, which she also believes is connected to Stevens. A member of the Anchorage school board, Obermeyer has produced a half-hour video, shown on cable access, to state her case...
...somewhat quixotic. A young African-American writer, he is running against a two-term incumbent in a 72% white district that includes Bill Clinton's hometown. With a "black agenda" that criticizes "white men who don't know anything" for writing laws that unjustly send black men to prison, Tolliver might not have a prayer. Nevertheless, he's running to make a better life for the "common folk" and believes a balanced-budget amendment is a fine idea once all Americans have adequate food and shelter...
...Democratic nomination in this district, thinks most foreign aid should be frozen until the federal budget is balanced, and that noncitizens who have not made Social Security contributions should not be allowed benefits. She is equally tough on crime, and advocates offering only educational entertainment in prison to prepare convicts to return to society...