Florida creating tipline for prisoners

Michigan reveals program to prevent school violence

Michigan's attorney general laid out a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing violence in schools by creating a confidential tipline for parents and students to report potentially dangerous behavior.

lansingstatejournal.com (2 days ago)

Florida No. 1 in barring ex-prisoners from voting

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.

palmbeachpost.com (4 days ago)

Jailhouse farms feed Florida inmates, guards

Feeding prisoners can cost big bucks, so one county in Florida has found a way to save taxpayers money.

foxnews.com (11 days ago)

Florida legislators approve measure to speed up executions

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate sent Governor Rick Scott a package of capital-punishment reforms on Monday designed to prevent condemned killers from spending decades on Death Row, despite warnings that speeding up the legal appeals process could lead to innocent prisoners being executed.

reuters.com (24 days ago)

Pakistani prisoners segregated in Punjab jails

Fearing more attacks on Pakistani prisoners after Sanaullah Ranjay, who was assaulted by Indian prisoners in Jammu, jail authorities in Punjab on Sunday took measures to segregate the Pakistani prisoners in jails.    

indiatimes.com (17 days ago)

Gun-rights advocates upset by New York state tipline, reward offer

stargazette.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Second sinkhole in Florida

March 5 - For the second time in the last few days, the ground has caved way in Florida, creating a sizeable sinkhole. Malini Wilkes reports.

reuters.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

41 Gitmo prisoners now on hunger strike, and other national news

Florida

azstarnet.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

N.Y. gun-rights advocates upset over tipline

The state hotline offers a reward for tips on people suspected of having illegal guns.

usatoday.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Guantanamo hunger strike grows; number of prisoners involved is in dispute

Lawyers for prisoners have been returning from visits to the base with reports that the hunger strike is much more widespread than the 28 prisoners acknowledged by the United States, involving a majority of the 166 men held there.

oregonlive.com (1 month and 27 days ago)