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1. Denial of Medical Care Common Blackmail Practice in Russian Prisons November 18, 2009 Human-rights activists and colleagues of a 37-year-old attorney who died Tuesday in a Moscow prison say it is common practice in Russia to deny medical attention to people in custody as a way to force them to cooperate with prosecutors or corrupt officials. Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Dudukina says attorney Sergei Magnitsky died of heart failure in pretrial detention. Magnitsky was a tax lawyer for the London-based Hermitage Capital Management Fund. It was once the largest foreign investor on the Russian stock market. British investor William Browder of Hermitage Capital Ma... (read more)

2. Sears Tower Plotter Gets Six-Year Sentence November 18, 2009 One of the five Miami men convicted of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to attack Chicago's Sears Tower has been sentenced to six years in prison.Burson Augustin (2006 photo)A U.S. District Court Judge, Joan Leonard imposed the sentence on Burson Augustin in a Miami court Wednesday. Prosecutors had sought the maximum sentence of at least 30 years, but the judge said he believed Augustin played a minor role in the conspiracy.Augustin and the four other men were convicted in May on charges of terrorism-related conspiracy. They had allegedly plotted to attack what is now the Willis Tower in ... (read more)

3. Sierra Leone War Crimes Court Hands Over Prison Facility November 16, 2009 The U.N.-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone has handed over its prison to the government, as it begins winding down its activities.At a ceremony Monday, a court official, Acting Registrar Binta Mansaray, gave the prison keys to Sierra Leone's attorney general Abdul Serry-Kamal, who then turned them over to the country's director of prisons.The Special Court for Sierra Leone was established to try those most responsible for atrocities committed during the country's 11-year civil war.The court recently finished its last trials in the West African country and transferred eight convicts to a ... (read more)

4. Detox Fasting - Accentuate All Things Positive November 18, 2009 You Are Not Serving a Prison Sentence or Joining a Cloister As you plan for detox fasting, consulting your primary care physician and your naturopath, setting-up an exercise program to complement your fast, and maybe even joining a support group or partnering with a friend to pick-up and perk-up flagging motivation, make sure you understand the meaning of "fast." Knowing the proper definition of detox fasting makes a considerable difference in how you think about and approach your period of cleansing and restoration. Stay focused on everything positive about your restricted diet and... (read more) Author: Bianca Worsley

5. Review-The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty and Addiction November 16, 2009 The Upside of Fear, Weldon Long, 2009, ISBN 9781608320004 This is the true story of one man’s journey from rags to riches. The author was a twenty-something alcoholic high school dropout; overall, a pretty dislikable person. One night, driving around in his pickup, he picks up a hitchhiker. Fueled by large amounts of beer and cocaine, they rob a couple of businessmen coming out of a Colorado restaurant. They are arrested later that night, which begins a decade-long journey through the criminal justice system. After several years in prison, he is sent to a halfway house. While ... (read more) Author: Paul Lappen

6. Residential Treatment for Substance Abuse Prisoners November 13, 2009 There is no doubt that illegal drugs are a scourge on our society. These drugs wreck the lives of many people including many young people. Some die as a result of their drug-taking. And crime is largely fuelled by drugs. So when our prisons become crammed with prisoners who have been involved with drugs, the question arises as to what, if anything, should society do for these prisoners. Some argue that prison is a place of punishment and prisoners should serve their time with few benefits and plenty of hardship. Others take a more humanitarian approach. But whatever your opinion the fact ... (read more) Author: Jenna Brooklyn

7. Review-From Prison to Paycheck November 13, 2009 From Prison to Paycheck: What No One Ever Tells You About Getting a Job, Pam Hogan, Community Press, 2007 Among the many challenges faced by those just released from prison is that of getting a job. Those with a job are much more likely to stay out of prison than those without one. This book attempts to make that challenge less challenging. Think of a resume as equivalent to a business card. It’s required; the book exactly how to write it. For those whose work history is spotty or non-existent, register with a temporary employment agency. Going on a variety of jobs will help to nar... (read more) Author: Paul Lappen

8. German Courtroom Killer Gets Life Sentence November 11, 2009 Alex Wiens is led into a courtroom in Dresden, 10 Nov 2009A Russian-born German has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman stabbed to death earlier this year in a German courtroom.Defendant Alex Wiens admitted to stabbing Marwa El-Sherbini to death during a July 1 court hearing in Dresden. El-Sherbini was in court at the time pressing a case against Wiens for insulting her with ethnic slurs.  El-Sherbini was stabbed at least 16 times and died at the scene as her 3-year-old son looked on. Her husband was also stabbed repeatedly as he tried to come to... (read more)

9. Washington Area Sniper Executed November 11, 2009 Recent but undated photo from Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, 48The mastermind behind a string of deadly sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington area seven years ago has been executed.A prison spokesman in Virginia says John Allen Muhammad was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday night.  The spokesman said Muhammad was calm and showed no emotion.  He did not make a final statement.  Several family members of victims, as well as Muhammad's own family and lawyers, attended the execution.Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine clea... (read more)

10. Attorneys for Enemy Combatants See Signs of Hope in Recent Trial November 11, 2009 Ali Al Marri in prisonConvicted al-Qaida conspirator Ali Al Marri now faces more than eight years in prison for his role in the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He originally faced a longer term, but his sentence was reduced after details of his detention at a military prison in South Carolina were disclosed. Attorneys representing detainees at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are looking at the Al Marri case as an example that might help their clients. This video of al-Qaida agent Ali Al Marri at the U.S. Navy prison in Charleston, South Carolina ... (read more)

11. BUGANDA AND ITS CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS November 12, 2009 Buganda is located in the south-central region of the country known today as Uganda. This is right in the heart of Africa, astride the equator, and at the source of the great river Nile. The people of Buganda are referred to as Buganda (the singular form is Muganda), their language is referred to as Luganda, and they refer to their customs as Kiganda customs. Sometimes the generic term Ganda is used for all the above (especially by foreign scholars). Buganda is home to the nation's political and commercial capital, Kampala; as well as the country's main international airport, Entebbe and... (read more) Author: najjuka jackie

12. Sid Roth along with Bill Weise November 12, 2009 SID : hello, Sid Roth here with Bill Weise and I don't know about you but I am literally on the edge of my seat because I've heard plenty of stories of folks that have had visitations to heaven, but you don't hear too many people that have had visitations to hell. My guest, Bill Weise, was, had his memory removed that he used to be a Christian and was dropped, as he put it, into a prison cell in hell for the exact point of what he's informing us right now. What happened next, Bill? BILL : Well I was brooding about my other half a lot and then I just wanted to talk to an individual, just a... (read more) Author: Maxwell Mercer

13. Mexico plastics industry plans PR campaign to battle bag bans November 10, 2009 Mexico plastics industry plans PR campaign to battle bag bans Posted by Baixongkm on Friday, November 06, 2009 4:30:12 AM Mexico’s plastic industry has launched a counterattack against its detractors, including legislators who voted in March to ban the use of non-degradable plastic bags in all Mexico City stores. Store owners in the capital face heavy fines and prison sentences if, by mid 2010, they have failed to replace polyethylene T-shirt bags and those available in rolls with ones made from degradable materials. The industry fears that, if the authorities in Mexico are not pe... (read more) Author: Ricardo Liu

14. Qualities Of A DUI Lawyer November 06, 2009 It is estimated that alcohol is the cause in 39 percent of vehicle related accidents. It makes for 44 percent of traffic related fatalities in the United States alone. Anyone who is found guilty of killing or injuring someone while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is punishable by law. Many US states have truth in sentencing laws i.e. enforcement of strict guidelines on sentencing. This means that if a guilty party is sentenced to ten years, he or she will be in prison for that entire time. This is different from the past when prison time was reduced or suspended There a... (read more) Author: Daniel Martin

15. Sex Offender Registration: Is Sex Offender Registration Constitutional? November 05, 2009 In 2002, David Ballard of Texas was sentenced to life in prison for his habitual failure to register with authorities as a convicted sex offender. Ballard was arrested in 1990 for the sexual assault of a teenage girl. He plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 10 years on probation. After violating his probation in 1993, he received six years in prison and was released on parole in 1998. As a requirement of his parole, Ballard signed paperwork indicating a lifetime duty to register himself annually as a sex offender. After failure to register in 2001 when he moved to a new house, Bal... (read more) Author: Sam Cadbury

16. False Allegations of Child Molestation and Child Abuse: What is Real and What Only Appears to be Re November 05, 2009 In 1986, a defendant was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual offense and ordered to serve two life sentences. In 2001, after spending fourteen years in prison, this defendant was released, two years after his daughter, admitted that she had lied about her father molesting her. Although a medical examiner had found no evidence of the defendant’s alleged sexual abuse, the daughters story was so convincing that it held up until she finally admitted to the falsehood. Her excuse: she had lied to escape her strict, religious upbringing. The cost: 14 years of freedom and his reputat... (read more) Author: Sam Cadbury

17. Tiny Palau Urges Australia to Resettle Guantanamo Uighurs November 05, 2009 Australia is being urged to accept a group of Muslim Uighurs who have been given temporary asylum in the Pacific island nation of Palau. The United States released the men recently from the prison at Guantanamo Bay after they were cleared of any involvement in terrorism. But they can not return to their native China for fear of persecution.The six Uighur men were incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay for seven years after being captured in Afghanistan. Just over a year ago the United States determined that none of them were enemy combatants and a long search began to find the detainees a new home. &n... (read more)

18. Italian Judge Convicts 23 in CIA Kidnap Case November 04, 2009 An Italian judge has sentenced 23 former U.S. intelligence operatives to up to eight years in prison for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from Milan.Citing diplomatic immunity, Milan Judge Oscar Magi on Wednesday acquitted three other former CIA agents and the former head of Italy's military intelligence service.All the Americans were tried in absentia and convicted on charges of kidnapping terror suspect Osama Moustafa Nasr, also known as Hassan Nasr. Prosecutors said Nasr was eventually shipped to Egypt, where he was repeatedly tortured in a jail cell near Cairo. He was released f... (read more)

19. What To Know Before Hiring A Criminal Lawyer In Illinois November 05, 2009 Having been charged with a criminal offense, the best chance of maintaining the social reputation and finances of the accused as intact is to hire a criminal lawyer. He/she can guide you through every step of the case. A criminal charge can be a life-changing event and can result in heavy fines, probation, community service, suspension of one’s driver’s license, and prison or jail sentence for the accused. Additionally having a criminal record can mar an individual’s chances of obtaining housing, finance, and employment. This is why an aggressive and skilled criminal lawyer is a must have in t... (read more) Author: Daniel Martin

20. Recommended Dublin Hotels Near Kilmainham Gaol November 04, 2009 One of the great sites in Dublin is Kilmainham Gaol. If you plan on visiting Kilmainham Gaol, you may want to stay at one of the nearby Dublin Hotels. Kilmainham Gaol is a Dublin museum that once housed a prison. Built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol has been featured in several movies; one of the most recent was The Escapist in 2008. While public hangings once took place at Kilmainham Gaol, today it is a major tourist attraction in the city of Dublin. Leaders of many of the Irish rebellions were once imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol, some of whom were executed there and you can get a real sense of... (read more) Author: Matt Spock

21. 12 Items You CAN NOT Sell On eBay November 01, 2009 Millions of would-be entrepreneurs want to sell things on eBay. EBay is the 1 home business opportunity in the world right now, so it is natural that many are eager to find highly profitable items for re sale on eBay. However, it is important to know that there are certain items that can not be sold. Here are a dozen of them. Some items are copyright infringement and can actually land a seller in federal prison: 1. Knock offs of music, TV shows or movies. The bootleg movies, for example, are often made by guys who sneak a movie camera into a newly released movie where presumably, they crou... (read more) Author: Pawan Saharan

22. Top Three Bad Excuses For Staying in Bad Relationships November 01, 2009 When you talk to women, (and men) about their bad relationships and why they stay, three themes tend to emerge. Three excuses that keep people trapped not just in bad relationships, but in lives they never intended to live. The problem with a bad relationship is simple. It becomes a prison. It becomes a circumstance that you can't see past, let alone get past. It not just effects every part of your life ranging from health to finances and everything in between, but a bad relationship ultimately defines you as a person. I know this for sure. I've been there. Below are the Top Three ... (read more) Author: Lisa Hayes

23. Accused Al-Qaida Sleeper Agent Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison October 30, 2009 Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, South Carolina (File)Accused al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has been sentenced to more than eight years in a civilian prison. The Qatar native was labeled an "enemy combatant and held for years in isolation at a military prison in South Carolina. Al-Marri's sentence ends years of legal limbo and provides insight into how future cases of enemy combatants might be prosecuted by the U.S. government.U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm sentenced al-Marri to eight years and four months in prison for his role as an al-Qaida sleeper ag... (read more)

24. How we release Yourself From The Burden Of Debt? November 01, 2009 Do you feel like you are in debt prison? Are you in financial turmoil wondering how you can continue to keep everything from imploding on you? Did you know that there were actually debtor prisons in America before the Revolutionary War? Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was imprisoned in the 1700's for failure to pay debts. The bible also warns against borrowing more than we can afford to pay. Proverbs 22:26-27 says do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. Cr... (read more) Author: j solutions

25. Details on Finding a Qualified Seattle DUI Attorney October 29, 2009 If you have recently been arrested for driving under the influence, then it is important you seek the advice of a reputable Seattle DUI lawyer. Law enforcement officials take drunk driving very seriously. Laws concerning DUIs are not only severe punishment wise, but they are also subject to increasingly open interpretation by the courts. The penalties for a DUI conviction range from heavy fines to prison sentences. Some people have mandatory ignition interlock devices placed in their vehicles. This device requires you to blow into it in order to start the engine, and again every ten minut... (read more) Author: Violet Ebert

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