Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles

Pregnant prisoners are losing their shackles
Rivera, who's serving 2½ years for trafficking cocaine, says the restraints hurt her ability to progress with her labor because she could not relax. … Slowly, correctional facilities in Massachusetts and elsewhere have been examining other ways they … Read more on Boston Globe

April 29 sentencing for woman who smuggled cocaine to help ailing mother
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman who said she attempted to smuggle 13 ounces of cocaine out of the island to finance her mother's breast cancer treatment is to be sentenced on April 29. The date was … Please don't use the comments to advertise. However … Read more on Jamaica Observer

911 dispatchers tapping into new technology to increase access
When the two on-duty call takers and five dispatchers — one each for the volunteer fire departments, Bryan Fire Department, Brazos County Sheriff's Office and constables, and two for Bryan police — weren't taking calls that night, they were getting … Read more on Bryan-College Station Eagle