How Crazy Is Too Crazy to Be Executed?
The voices told Andre Thomas to gouge out his eyes. But even that hasn’t convinced the state of Texas to reconsider his death sentence. Years later, after Andre Thomas ...
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State Senate Votes to Abolish Traffic Court in Philly
The state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to abolish Philadelphia Traffic Court, two weeks after all but one of the judges there were charged with federal crimes in a ...
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Philly Man Gets Life Without Parole Using New Guidelines
Juvenile-justice reformers rejoiced last summer when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, calling them cruel and unusual ...
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Montco Launches Inmate Re-Entry Program
Everyone deserves a second chance, according to Montgomery County Commissioner Leslie Richards. The county intends to offer that second chance this year to inmates serving ...
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Corbett Budget Would Boost Education Funding
The proposed state budget unveiled by Gov. Corbett would allow for some increase in basic education aid, more funding for early childhood education and a new block grant ...
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