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30 May 2009 12:43

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Sports: Michael Vick got a the kick in the pants from prison, sez his dad

  • You ever been locked up? You have a lot of time to reflect. Looks like he came through it in one piece. I think he’ll be a better man because of it.
  • Michael Boddie • On his son, Michael Vick, who spent 19 months in jail on dog-fighting charges. Vick is currently serving out the rest of his sentence in home confinement in Hampton, Va. and seems to be a changed man. Boddie and Vick were estranged prior to prison and have since reconciled. • source
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25 May 2009 19:19

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Culture, Music: Pre-prison, T.I. lives his life while he still can

  • What I need y’all to do is pray for me while I’m gone. I’ll see y’all in 366 days.
  • Rapper T.I. • At a send-off-to-prison party for himself in his hometown of Atlanta, which 16,000 people attended tonight. Starting Wednesday, one of the biggest music stars in the world spends 366 days in jail. Yikes. • source
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20 May 2009 09:21

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Sports: Michael Vick leaves the uncomfortable confines of prison

  • Ohhh, he’s halfway there. Ohhh, livin’ on a prayer. Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons QB, will go into home confinement in Virginia for the last two months of his sentence for dog fighting, with long-term hopes to, you know, actually make it to the NFL again someday. On the plus side, he’s speaking like a remorseful person, which is helping his cause. source
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18 May 2009 09:32

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World: Myanmar political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi goes to trial

No, this isn’t the lady who went to jail because some crazy guy showed up at her doorstep. This is a protester who looks like her. source
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16 May 2009 22:56

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World: A ton of dudes with guns got their buddies out of a Mexican prison

  • 20 gunmen (a pretty massive crew) showed up with guns at the Central Mexican prison source
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14 May 2009 20:40

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World: Some weird guy on a mission to Burma just ruined an activist’s life

  • Burmese pro-Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was living out the waning days of her house arrest and very close to a possible release. source
  • A weird, creepy guy from the U.S., John Yettaw, swims to her house and tries to meet with her. (Nobody’s really sure why outside of insanity.) source
  • Burma finds that, because this guy visited her house, she broke the terms of her house arrest and now faces likely jail time. WTF, Burma? source
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12 May 2009 09:27

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U.S., World: Roxana Saberi is just happy to be out of prison

  • I am very happy that I have been released and reunited with my father and mother. I am very grateful to all the people who knew me or didn’t know me and helped for my release. I don’t have any specific plans for the time being. I want to stay with my parents.
  • Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi • In short remarks after getting released yesterday. Saberi could have faced eight years in jail on espionage charges in Iran but instead got out after about a month. Let’s hope she enjoys going home to the U.S. • source
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27 Mar 2009 19:04

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U.S.: An ode to New York’s Rockefeller drug laws. We won’t miss you.

  • What were they? Back in the 1970s, Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in an attempt to stem a drug-related “reign of terror,” got a series of laws passed that were the toughest in the nation at the time, and led to a controversial trend towards mandatory minimum sentencing. source
  • What were they? Back in the 1970s, Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in an attempt to stem a drug-related “reign of terror,” got a series of laws passed that were the toughest in the nation at the time, and led to a controversial trend towards mandatory minimum sentencing.
  • Their effect The laws often forced judges to sentence even minor drug offenders with the same broad stroke, filling prisons with first-time offenders getting sent there instead of rehab, which would often have made a lot more sense considering the nature of their crimes. source
  • What were they? Back in the 1970s, Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in an attempt to stem a drug-related “reign of terror,” got a series of laws passed that were the toughest in the nation at the time, and led to a controversial trend towards mandatory minimum sentencing.
  • Their effect The laws often forced judges to sentence even minor drug offenders with the same broad stroke, filling prisons with first-time offenders getting sent there instead of rehab, which would often have made a lot more sense considering the nature of their crimes.
  • Cost savings There’s a lot of reasons the laws are getting peeled back now, but the biggest reason is cost. Keeping prison in prisons isn’t cheap, and repealing this law would cut the prison population by thousands, making more room for inmates like Bernard Madoff. source
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22 Mar 2009 11:36

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World: Incest-convicted Josef Fritzl’s new jail will be no dungeon

  • Garsten, Fritzl’s prison, is situated in the Alps and is designed to provide its inmates fresh air. source
  • Garsten also features one of the largest prison libraries in Austria, in case Fritzl wants to read. source
  • If Fritzl wants exercise, there’s plenty of chances for it at Garsten’s well-equipped gym. source
  • And well, Fritzl will have plenty of chances to sing his heart out as part of the prison choir. source
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19 Mar 2009 10:56

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Culture, U.S.: Here’s what Charles Manson looks like nowadays

The infamous mass murderer still looks pretty menacing even though he’s really old. He’s been in prison most of his life now. source
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