Jailhouse romance adds to murder trial’s twists

Published September 16, 2010

Jailhouse romance adds to murder trial’s twists
Two teens enmeshed in a bizarre murder case have struck up an unusual jailhouse romance through the plumbing that connects their cells. The two teens barely knew each other before they were accused of helping to kill Matthew Silliman, a troubled Apex High School senior and Eagle Scout
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Tough on Crime, Tough on Wallets
Costs rise as prison population skyrockets A recent ACLU report evaluates two decades of studies that expose ineffective policies, inefficient use of funds and racial unfairness associated with Ohio’s criminal justice system. Among a gauntlet of alarming statistics, the report shows that Ohio’s prisons have reached 133 percent capacity and cost taxpayers almost $ 2 billion a year.
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Alkermes Announces Posting of Briefing Documents for FDA Advisory Committee Meeting for VIVITROL® for Opioid Dependence
WALTHAM, Mass.—-Alkermes, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted on its website briefing documents for the September 16, 2010, Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting to review Alkermes’ supplemental New Drug Application for VIVITROL® for the treatment of opioid dependence.
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