Crime Newswire

Tackling Crime Through Job Creation
AllAfrica.com
Observers say that the socio-economic problem is compounded by the fact that several thousands of jobless youths have been forced into crime because of idleness. They, nonetheless, contend that while there are no justifiable reasons for anyone to take ...

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Pussy Riot Documentary Wins Sundance Award
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The directors of "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer" used the opportunity to urge international support for the two members of Pussy Riot who are serving two-year sentences in a Russian prison on convictions of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred ...
Pussy Riot 'Punk Prayer' praised by Sundance juryRT
The 'Pussy Riot'Bangladesh News 24 hours
The Best Documentary at SundanceDaily Beast
PanARMENIAN.Net
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Senate committee approves bill to grant voting rights to felons
Daily Press
We reported last week that a Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee killed off legislation to begin the process of amending the state constitution to grant voting rights back to some convicted felons. Last week, however, a comparable Senate committee ...

DAWN.com
Egypt reels after football riot verdict sparks 31 deaths
DAWN.com
Egyptian riot policemen stand guard as protesters try to dismantle a barbed wire fence outside the presidential palace in Cairo on January 25, 2013. Protesters stormed a regional government headquarters and clashed with police as mass rallies shook ...

Expert to discuss city's meth crime
Stockton Record
STOCKTON - An award-winning journalist who spent a year and a half documenting the impact of methamphetamine on America's rural communities will be in Stockton on Thursday to speak on meth-driven crime here. Scott Thomas Anderson will be the ...

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Weintraub: Is realignment to blame for uptick in crime?
OCRegister
Those three words became a part of our language thanks to local television news, which employed them to tease viewers into staying up late to see footage of the latest grisly crime scene. Article Tab: Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Chris Carroll ...

Marcos Breton: Grisly crime makes the case for reforming California death penalty
Sacramento Bee
Words cannot fully account for the physical, spiritual and psychological damage Hirschfield's crimes exacted on the families of two young people forever dubbed "The Davis Sweethearts" in media stories stretching across six U.S. presidencies. Some loved ...

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Dan Walters: California's crime data conflicts need airing
Sacramento Bee
Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment of the state's penal system is a year old and he claims it's been so successful in reducing prison overcrowding that federal judges should butt out, even though it hasn't reached the mandated level of 137.5 percent of ...

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Crime and courts: 1/27
The Journal News | LoHud.com
SOUTHEAST — A 24-year-old Port Chester man found with drugs allegedly used his own body to smash two storefront windows Thursday night then fought with police, Port Chester police Lt. James Ladeairous said. Brandon Devers was arrested about 10 ...

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NDTV
I was 'misunderstood,' says Ashis Nandy for remark on corruption among Dalits
NDTV
Jaipur: The Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed fireworks on Saturday after sociologist Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, which drew a ...
Ashis Nandy faces political backlash, apologisesZee News
Ashis Nandy clarifies stand on dalit corruption remark, cites 'misunderstanding'Times of India
Ashis Nandy stirs hornet's nest, says SCs, STs responsible for corruptionHindustan Times
The Asian Age -IBNLive
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No murders for 9 days: NYC homicide rate drops along with the mercury
msnNOW
New York City, an often-gritty metropolis, hasn't had a single murder in nine days. Although that number may not seem so staggering to the average American town, it defies all odds in the Big Apple, with the murder rate down 21 percent over last year ...