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• Bill Cosby vows he won't express 'remorse' to get parole

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  After more than a year in prison, Bill Cosby remains as defiant as ever

• Md. governor grants parole to juvenile lifers for the first time in decades

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  Gov. Larry Hogan approved paroles for two men, the first time in 24 years a governor has done so

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• Officials: Mass Okla. inmate release would be nation's largest

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  The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board will commute the sentences of over 400 non-violent offenders

• Federal judge hears case to restore vote to Florida felons

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  More than 436,000 former felons in Florida remain ineligible to vote because of legislative intervention

• 'Making a Murderer' subject seeks pardon, commutation

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  Brendan Dassey was 16 years old when he confessed to police that he had joined his uncle, Steve Avery, in the 2015 rape and murder of photographer Teresa Halbach

• Court denies release for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

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  She is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and others kill Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary

• Hundreds of Okla. inmates may be released under new law

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  New criminal justice guidelines will likely make hundreds of Oklahoma inmates eligible for accelerated release from prison

• Calif. governor grants clemency to 21 violent offenders

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  Some of the inmates were sentenced to life in prison for murder

• Jury awards $11.4M in racial bias case against Michigan DOC

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  Probation officer Lisa Griffey said she was racially harassed by her white co-workers

• Pa. parole board defends its record after 6 homicides linked to parolees

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  Of the five men charged with murder this summer, only two had been incarcerated for violent offenses against a person, and all demonstrated “positive adjustment,” according to the department

• Police: Ga. woman borrowed badge, gun to get free snacks

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  A probation officer has resigned and her friend has been arrested for borrowing that officer's badge and gun to get free snacks

• 11 home visit safety tips for probation and parole officers

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  Home visits are fluid, so officers need to be able to adapt and quickly shift gears to prioritize their safety

• Manson prosecutor: Keep them all locked up forever

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  Stephen Kay helped lock up Manson family members but never really relinquished the case in his decades with the Los Angeles County district attorney's office

• Proceed with caution: Using risk and needs assessments in probation

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  Like any tool, you’ll be able to use RNAs more effectively when you understand their limitations

• Writing probation reports: 3 roles probation officers play and how they impact reports

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  Making file notes that clearly and effectively detail what a probation officer saw and did is essential to limiting risk to officers and agencies

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