Around South Florida With Elgin Jones 9-18-13

Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 9-18-13

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He said he somehow stopped getting bank statements and the transactions were erased from the QuickBooks program, and was slow to realize what was taking place. When he did, he called police and Barron … She was charged with eight felonies, including …
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Corrections Corp. Wins as Brown Buys California Prison Fix

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Geo, based in Boca Raton, Florida, climbed 1.6 percent to $ 31.61, the highest since Aug. 29. The shares have gained 30.7 … The only way to reduce the number further is to release dangerous felons, the governor said. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court …
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Enlightened sentencing

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That's because much of the problem of warehousing such relatively minor felons behind bars resides in the states. … Mandatory minimum sentences were implemented in the 1980s as part of a “get tough on crime” movement, which was a reaction in part to …
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