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Study finds previously deported immigrants more likely to be rearrested after leaving jail
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Deportable immigrants who previously have been expelled from the United States are more likely to be rearrested on suspicion of committing a crime after they are released from jail than other deportable immigrants without ...
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New Mexico library has Billy the Kid letters
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The handwritten letter to the governor is polite, articulate and to the point. "Dear Sir," begins the missive. "I wish you would come down to the jail and see me."
Prisoners die of mysterious cause in Texas
Aug 12, 2007 |
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Officials at a Texas jail are trying to figure out why two inmates died and two others were hospitalized with a mysterious illness within the past month.
Man in lockdown for exposing others to TB
May 03, 2007 |
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An Arizona man with tuberculosis is being kept in a hospital jail ward for going out in public without a mask and not taking his medication.
UCLA develops new model to predict the spread of a 'super-bug' in L.A. county jail
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Aug 15, 2007 |
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Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak in the Los Angeles County Jail (LACJ) of the flesh eating bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus.
Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
Iowa 911 call center becomes first to accept texts
Aug 05, 2009 |
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An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday.
YouTube videos land S.C. man back in jail
Oct 26, 2009 |
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On the YouTube video-sharing Web site, Edward Muscare is known by his user name "Edarem," and his recordings show an older man lip syncing and singing songs such as Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman." Many of them have drawn ...
3 plead guilty in BetOnSports online gambling case
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Three former executives of the online sports gambling Web site BetOnSports, including two of the company founder's siblings, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
Researchers Recommend Using Jails to Help, Not Punish, the Homeless
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jails could be a point of strategic intervention in helping homeless people access treatment for substance abuse and mental health problems, according to a study at the University of Arkansas.
NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.
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