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Deputies are searching for Robert Cielke, a 46-year-old work-release inmate who escaped from a camp near Old Linebaugh Avenue and Sheldon Road in Tampa. Cielke was convicted of cocaine possession and sentenced to 364 days in jail in February. Authorities are seeking public assistance in identifying potential locations he may
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The mother of two sisters who were convicted of murdering their husband and father in Dublin, Ireland, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the UK. Kathleen Mulhall, 53, had fled to England where she was involved with a number of men, including a convicted rapist from Sierra
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A significant development unfolded in the case of De'Kelvin Martin, a man convicted in 2005 of killing a 12-year-old and his great-grandparents during a stabbing rampage in Fulton County. Martin's attorneys argued that he had not been properly advised of his rights not to incriminate himself
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Criminals on probation have committed nearly 100 murders over the past two years, sparking widespread criticism of the Home Office's handling of offenders on parole. The surge in violent crimes comes as the number of prisoners released on parole who committed further serious offences rose by 39% last
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Opposition politicians are demanding reform of the automatic early release of prisoners after it emerged that one of the gang members who murdered Kriss Donald, 15, had been freed three months before the attack after serving just half of his sentence for a previous violent offence. Imran Shahid, 29, was
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The Parole Board has seen a sharp increase in rejected parole applications for prisoners serving life sentences, with nearly 9 out of 10 applications turned down in the six months since April, compared to a 23 per cent release rate for the year ending in March. This change comes as
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Four American soldiers testified that they received orders from superior officers to kill all military-age men they encountered during a raid in Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of three Iraqis. The soldiers' testimony corroborated statements made by two defendants that an officer had instructed their platoon to "
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports that more than 7,400 men and 36 women are waiting in 81 Pakistani jails to be hanged, with many facing death sentences for murders, drug smuggling, and acts of terrorism. In Punjab, over 5,000 of the 53,000 prisoners face death,
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In a rare agreement, prosecutors have waived the death penalty for Thomas L. Umphfrey, a St. Louis man convicted of murdering his Illinois boss, Gerald "Gary" Eichschlag, in 1998. Umphfrey was initially sentenced to death in 2000 for the murder of Phyllis Liles, 46, of Virden, Illinois, but
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The Home Office has come under criticism for its handling of Caliph Ali Asmar, a 25-year-old Iraqi Kurd who was released from prison last year despite being recommended for deportation. Asmar, a failed asylum-seeker, was jailed for two years in March 2005 for unlawful wounding and possessing an offensive weapon.
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A Missouri judge has ruled that Lloyd "Pete" Grass, who killed his wife in a psychotic episode in 1992, is no longer showing signs of illness and should be released from a state mental hospital. The release has sparked concerns from the slain woman's family and
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Authorities reported six inmates escaping from Cook County Jail's disciplinary unit, with one guard being held at bay by a homemade knife and hot water before the inmates overpowered him. The escape occurred on a Saturday night at the understaffed county jail. Three inmates were captured on Sunday,
