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Seriously Ill Federal Prisoners Freed As Compassionate Release Law Takes Effect
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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Judges are beginning to limit the sentences of cancer sufferers and other badly ailing prisoners after a law passed last year by Congress.
Senate President Pushes Back On Report Blaming Lawmakers For Prison Population
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio says nearly one in eight bills introduced by state lawmakers either creates a new crime or expands sentences. But the leader… Read More