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...seem as if ROBERT DOWNEY JR. has little to look forward to besides flattering orange jumpsuits and improving his letter-writing skills. Earlier this month, the tormented actor returned to prison for violating probation on a 1996 drug conviction. But if his prior incarceration is any guide, he will encounter a panoply of cinematic possibilities, whether he wants to or not. In a forthcoming book by director Mike Figgis, Downey recounts having a stint in solitary confinement interrupted by a prison deputy. "This guy says, 'I hope I wouldn't be crossing the line if I brought a script...
...disrupt the U.S.-Israel relationship, it has spurred efforts in Israel to repeal the 1977 law that forbids the extradition of Israelis to stand trial abroad. One American for whom Sheinbein?s plea bargain may be particularly painful: Jonathan Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison after his conviction in 1985 on charges of spying for Israel. Israel has been quietly pressing for Pollard?s release since last year?s Wye River talks, but the spectacle of a U.S. teen getting lenient treatment on a murder charge by escaping to Israel isn't likely to help...
...hard to comprehend a national disinclination, post-Monica, to paw over the dark moments of yet another politician's life. The problem is that using cocaine, unlike having a bit of sport with the ladies, is illegal, and the country has decided to dole out harsh prison sentences to many people caught with the drug...
...including prison inmates...
SENTENCED. CHARLES BUTLER JR., 21, and STEVEN MULLINS, 25; to life in prison without parole, for the murder of gay computer operator Billy Jack Gaither; in Rockford...