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New Mexico prisons secretary appointed

Lupe Martinez would be the first woman to head the New Mexico Department of Corrections

December 30, 2010 04:43 AM

Wisconsin to pay exonerated man at least $25,000

Inmate was released in 2009 after spending 23 years in prison

December 29, 2010 04:18 AM

Calif. thieves ditch TV too big for getaway car

19-year-old thief ditched the stolen television when it proved too big for his Lexus

December 28, 2010 04:35 AM

New Mexico jail sued over two beatings

Inmate was on life support and now uses wheelchair

December 28, 2010 04:05 AM

Judge bars death penalty in 9 Ohio fire deaths

Says accused is mentally disabled; eight children were killed in the fire

December 28, 2010 03:55 AM

Authorities searching for escaped Tenn. inmate

Inmate climbed over fence to escape minimum security prison

December 27, 2010 03:04 AM

Major trends in corrections 2010

December 24, 2010 03:17 AM

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Joe Bouchard

Lawman’s descendant objects to pardoning Billy the Kid

Descendants of Old West lawman Pat Garrett and New Mexico Territorial Gov. Lew Wallace are outraged that Gov. Bill Richardson is considering a pardon for Billy the Kid

December 24, 2010 02:32 AM

5 golden rings returned to Pa. home for Christmas

Couple noticed the rings missing Dec. 16 after opening their Jeannette home to a man who had been released from a drug rehabilitation program

December 24, 2010 02:27 AM

New sheriff in Tenn. challenging old ways

Armando Fontes takes his new post after decades of state and federal corruption probes of high-profile police officials

December 23, 2010 02:01 AM