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He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Last week common pleas court judge Lisa Richette declined to send Garfinkle to prison, sentencing him to ten years' probation. "You took care of a very sick woman. It's important that you not torture yourself. Try to go along enjoying your life," admonished...
Financial reality is forcing officials to consider alternatives to imprisonment for most nonviolent offenders. Twenty-two states are experimenting with electronic surveillance, in which offenders stay at home wearing a high-tech ankle bracelet that emits a signal telling probation officers where their charges are. A number of states have...
-- Arrested for forging $800 worth of checks last year, Brenda Vaughan of Washington was given a drug test that revealed cocaine use. Since she was a first-time offender and a mother-to-be, a lenient prosecutor merely recommended probation. Instead, the judge sent Vaughan to jail for nearly four...
Drexel's pact with the SEC, which must be approved by a federal judge, will allow the firm to close the book on a 2 1/2-year federal probe. But the price is high. The agreement puts Drexel on probation for three years and requires it to set up an oversight...
Part of the problem is that Bush's Administration came into office on probation in the eyes of the Republican hard right and wary of appearing susceptible to Gorbomania. Some members of the new team seem to relish the chance to sound tougher than their predecessors. A number of Bush...