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Inmate Who Killed Cop Will Be Released From Prison

MONTICELLO, Miss. — Cory Maye, a prisoner who was sentenced to death then life in prison for killing a police officer that he believed was a home invader, will be released from prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

The Huffington Post reports:

Shortly after midnight on December 26, 2001, Maye, then 21, was drifting off to sleep in his Prentiss duplex as the television blared in the background. Hours earlier, he had put

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Jun 29, 2011 at 3:53 pm

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InfoGraphic: “Not Guilty” Program Seeks To Free Innocent Minorities From Prison

A program entitled “Not Guilty: The Tragedy of Wrongful Convictions in the U.S., and the DNA Evidence that Frees Them,” seeks to exonerate thousands of minority inmates who falsely end up on the wrong side of prison bars, due to deep flaws found in the legal system.

Created by ForensicScience.org, “Not Guilty” provides tangible data to bring a national awareness to this pressing issue and, with the advancement of science and DNA,

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Jun 28, 2011 at 2:57 pm

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Young Black, Hispanic Men Likely To Be Jobless, Imprisoned Or Dead

NORTH CAROLINA — According a new study by the College Board’s Advocacy & Policy Center, young Black and Hispanic men are heading down a socially downward spiral.

The study found that 51 percent of Hispanic males and 45 percent of African American males ages 15-24 will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead.

ABC News Channel 3 in North Carolina Reports:

The College Board report on educational experience observed, “…Men, especially minority men, lag

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Apr 22, 2011 at 8:51 am

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Death Or Freedom? Juvenile Killers Beg For A Second Chance At Life

Washington — Many juvenile killers are stuck in life for prison for the murder they have committed. But is it right to keep a juvenile in jail for the rest of his life, and not give him or her a chance at redemption?

The debate is one that many are passionate about on both sides of the aisle.

Almost a year ago, the Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juvenile offenders to

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Mar 1, 2011 at 10:45 am

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Da Brat Released From Prison

Da Brat has been released from prison yesterday after serving 3 years. Brat was convicted for assault after an altercation with a woman where she hit the woman in the face with a bottle.

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Feb 24, 2011 at 12:27 pm

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Wis. Man Gets Life Sentence In Slayings Of 7 Women

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man convicted of killing seven women over a 21-year period was sentenced to life in prison Thursday with no chance of parole.

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Feb 16, 2011 at 6:18 pm

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Prison Official Says O.J. Simpson Beatdown Report Is “Bogus”

NEVADA-Steve Suwe, the public information officer for the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada has called the story of O.J. Simpson getting beat up in prison, “Totally Bogus.” Stuwe told USA today:

We laughed over that one pretty good

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Jan 4, 2011 at 5:17 pm

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Inmates Smuggled Phones Blocked With New Interceptor System

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi corrections officials said a new inmate phone block system has worked so well at the Parchman penitentiary that it will be expanded it to other state prisons.

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Dec 10, 2010 at 9:57 pm

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T.I. Emails and Talks Twice Daily to His Wife from Prison

Although T.I. is behind bars, isolated from the free world, he stays in constant contact with his partner in crime and the love of his life, his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle.

According to the former Xscape singer, the couple is in touch every day whether through email or telephone.

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Dec 1, 2010 at 9:28 pm

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Wesley Snipes Ordered to Begin Prison by Dec. 9

Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered Wednesday to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to start his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes.

The U.S. Marshal’s Office ordered Snipes to report to the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pa. by noon on Dec. 9, reports the Associated Press.

Snipes had tried unsuccessfully to remain free on bail while appealing his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Nov 22, 2010 at 10:06 pm

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Wesley Snipes Reports to Prison

Wesley Snipes is in federal custody and at press time was “in transit” to prison, TMZ confirmed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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Nov 4, 2010 at 9:25 am

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Lil Wayne Released From Prison

Lil Wayne is a free man. Weezy was released from Riker’s Island this morning, after serving eight months of a one year sentence for a 2007 weapons charge in New York City. Wayne is planning a big concert in Miami November 6th according to Drake.

Wayne’s release has even caught the attention of former president, Bill Clinton who has offered Weezy advice and encouragement.

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Oct 12, 2010 at 3:05 pm

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Critics Say Education System For Black Children Is “School To Prison Pipeline”

A new study details how African American boys are suspended at double and triple the rates of their white male peers. English language learners who, for years, remain in separate classes, are falling behind their peers and scoring poorly on standardized tests. Disabled students and those with illnesses are also discriminated against because of their impairments.

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights received nearly 7,000 complaints this fiscal year, an 11

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Oct 8, 2010 at 12:55 am

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Court Rejects Kilpatrick’s Bid to Overturn Prison Sentence

*Kwame Kilpatrick’s bid to overturn his imprisonment for probation violation was rejected this afternoon by the Michigan Court of Appeals, reports the Detroit Free Press.

In a one-page order signed by Judge Michael Talbot, the court said the appeal is “denied for lack of merit in the grounds presented.

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Sep 13, 2010 at 9:14 am

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