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...social scene before leaving the Extension School—was also charged with eight new counts of larceny in her hearing yesterday. The new charges include seven new counts of larceny over $250—in addition to the original five—each of which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years...
...glad the judge threw out the plea because she definitely needs a lot more time,” he said. “The stress that she caused me and my family definitely warrants her going to prison for some time, and I hope it does end up being that...
...against the men accused of raping Mai, citing a lack of evidence and a poor investigation by the prosecution. Her lawyer, Rashid Rehman, claimed that the investigators had been pressured by the Mastoi. Five of the accused walked free while the other had his sentence commuted to life in prison. "I am in pain," Mai said afterward. "I will ask my lawyer to challenge the decision." Human-rights groups have condemned the ruling: I.A. Rehman, director of the Independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, says the trial "brought disgrace to Pakistan's justice system...
...take years, it may take decades, but until Americans realize that life in prison is the most just punishment for heinous crimes, all of our citizens are living under a cloud of blame. The state was born in an environment of tyranny, repression, exploitation, and bloodshed, and America still has not dropped one relic of this murky past. Where the rack, the ownership of persons, genocide, and the strategic killing of civilian populations have all been abandoned as means towards achieving the ends of the state, the death penalty remains...
...many innocent people have been executed in the U.S. And for those with a penchant for cost-benefit analysis, the death penalty is incredibly expensive. Studies have shown time and again that the difference between the costs of a death row case and the cost of life in prison are enormous...