Nebraska Inmates Sue Prison Over Overcrowding
Nebraska inmates sue prison over overcrowding
Among them, they allege there is a racial disparity in the number of black and Hispanic prisoners held in segregation, and they say Tecumseh's law library is inadequate, with just one qualified legal aide to help all the prisoners there. As of Oct. 31 …
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How the Feds Took Down the Silk Road Drug Wonderland
The dramatic takedown of the Silk Road drug market and the arrest of its alleged owner on drug trafficking and murder-for-hire charges last month began in part with an offhand tip to Department of Homeland Security investigators in Maryland in mid-2011 …
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At Clinics, Tumultuous Lives and Turbulent Care
With his caseload limited to 100 by law, Dr. Clark quickly found himself turning away patients and searching for doctors who wanted to supplement their income by working part-time for him. He hired the walk-in clinic doctor who monitored his urine drug …
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K-9 makes for rewarding year
BECKLEY — With one year with his new partner in the books, Cpl. Jamie Bloom of the Beckley Police Department said that it's been his most rewarding year in his 12-year law enforcement career thus far. He gives the credit to his sidekick and K-9 …
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