State may loosen grip on sex offenders

Published February 9, 2011

State may loosen grip on sex offenders
The possible release of two violent rapists reflects growing legal concerns over indefinite detention.
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Virginia may create ‘veterans courts’
By Jeannette Porter RICHMOND – The House of Delegates has unanimously passed a bill that could provide treatment instead of jail for veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and run into trouble with the law.Hou
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Report: Fix Ohio probation system, save million
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Judges would be required to order probation instead of prison for offenders convicted of low-level felony crimes such as theft and drug abuse under a plan being announced Wednesday to reduce the state’s soaring prison population and save as much as $ 62 million.
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