Phone restrictions behind bars sting, especially near holidays, advocates say
As lawmakers mull whether to limit how often phone privileges can be revoked as punishment, advocates say the problem runs ...
Man gets 28 years in Lynnwood kidnapping case
Prosecutors also alleged Lane Phipps shot at police officers, but a jury found him not guilty of first-degree assault charges ...
Hillsborough Public Defender Julianne Holt leaves legacy of service
The crime was hideous. Outrage gripped the nation in 1993 when people learned of the two defendants charged with abducting a ...
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The Washington Supreme Court could decide whether public defender caseloads need a dramatic change
Is it reasonable to expect a public defender to manage 300 or 400 cases in a year? Are they able to truly get to ...
Warminster native beaten to death on Florida golf course in random attack, police say
Junior Boucher, 36, is accused of killing Brian Hiltebeitel, 65, formerly of Warminster, who died in the attack on Palm Beach ...
Public Defender raises concerns about controversial legal jail mail policy
Keeping contraband out of correctional facilities can save lives, but a policy intended to do so at the Charleston County ...
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LeRoy man released from McLean County custody after allegedly making a false threat to 'shoot up' a Walmart
A McLean County judge ordered that a LeRoy man be released on pending felony charges after police said he threatened to ...
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Retired Kenosha judge, Milwaukee firefighter, and State Public Defender among those charged in a prostitution ring in Milwaukee
Six people have been charged in a prostitution ring operating in Milwaukee's near west side, including a former high profile public defender with Milwaukee County.Fifty-four-year-old Travis Sc ...
Violent altercation on Florida golf course leaves one man dead, another facing murder charges
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida — A violent altercation at a public golf course this week in Palm Beach Gardens left one man dead ...
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Idaho Supreme Court rules on Thomas Creech’s last state appeal to avoid death penalty
Idaho’s high court dismissed a final state appeal from Thomas Creech on Wednesday, leaving the federal courts to decide ...
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Warrenton woman will go to prison for embezzling funds from HOAs across Northern Virginia
A former Fairfax City property manager will serve two years in prison for embezzling money from the 70-plus homeowners’ associations she served.