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02, Jun 2012 - What Is 'Shock Probation?' Former NFL Star Johnny Jolly Given Early Release From Jail
After Former NFL defensive end Johnny Jolly was given shock probation, many sports fans are wondering what the legal term even means. By definition, Shock probation allows defendants an opportunity to receive probation earlier than expected, as a result of the inmate suffering from "shock" or trauma of being in jail.
02, Jun 2012 - Prison guards take action over colleague's sentence
New South Wales prison guards will take industrial action on Friday after one of their Newcastle colleagues was given a jail sentence for assaulting an inmate.
02, Jun 2012 - Denver jail response to Douglas Bruce: Jail can be "culture shock"
 Jailers defended their new "state of the art" jail in the wake of criticism from former Colorado legislator Douglas Bruce.
02, Jun 2012 - Lexington Convicted ex-Mass. speaker diagnosed with cancer - Biloxi Sun Herald
He's serving an eight-year sentence in Lexington, Ky. Debbie DiMasi says in a statement to The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/KtJ0Z6) that the family was shocked and saddened to learn of the diagnosis. She could not be immediately reached for comment Saturday.
02, Jun 2012 - Crane Dad helps paralyzed son earn degree at Whitworth - Daily Astorian
Steve uses an electric crane to lift his son in and out of bed and scoot him ... "To suddenly have our beautiful son be given a death sentence _ it was pretty shocking," said Ryan's mother, Debbie, who found out she was the carrier of the genetic disease.
02, Jun 2012 - Hartford Indicted Ill. legislator's case plagues Democrats - Ct Post
Smith, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, shocked Democratic leaders when he was arrested on a federal bribery charge just before Illinois' March primary. Federal prosecutors say he took a $7,000 bribe for backing a state grant application on behalf of ...
02, Jun 2012 - Terre Haute Imprisoned North Bergen shock jock’s lawyers argue his trial wasn’t fair - NorthJersey.com
Turner, 50, of North Bergen is serving a 33-month sentence at a prison in Terre Haute, Ind. He was found guilty in August 2010 after two earlier trials ended in hung juries. The third jury convicted him ... could be moved from Indiana to a half-way house ...
02, Jun 2012 - Springfield Indicted Ill. legislator's case plagues Democrats - WWL-TV
Smith, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, shocked Democratic leaders when he was arrested on a federal bribery charge ... Smith missed votes in Springfield and has kept a low profile. He has declined interview requests, and has only spoken ...
02, Jun 2012 - Brownwood McKinney man sentenced to 99 years for sexual abuse of a child
Stephen Shockley was convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old female relative when she visited McKinney in 2008.
02, Jun 2012 - Lexington Convicted ex-Mass. speaker diagnosed with cancer - Austin American-Statesman
He's serving an eight-year sentence in Lexington, Ky. Debbie DiMasi says in a statement to The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/KtJ0Z6) that the family was shocked and saddened to learn of the diagnosis. She could not be immediately reached for comment Saturday.
02, Jun 2012 - Corrales Even police shocked by gore in face-mauling attack - KRQE News 13
MIAMI (AP) — It is being called one of this city's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces. A police officer ... saying he wanted to put what he ...
02, Jun 2012 - Van Nuys Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock arrested after domestic incident - NME
was arrested at his house at 10:35am (CPT) after police had received a call over an alleged altercation between him and his girlfriend. Once at Binzer's home police discovered he had outstanding warrants and detained him. He was held in Van Nuys jail on $ ...
02, Jun 2012 - Nebraska City Kelly: Sisters' savior dies before 3 reunite - Omaha World-Herald
But the night of June 7, 1987, turned deadly serious — a bloody crime that shocked all of Omaha. Robyn Swiney had divorced Roy Lyman the previous January, but he wanted to get back ... according to police reports; around 10:30 p.m., with ...
02, Jun 2012 - Missoula AmeriCanadiana: How our country inspired Richard Ford’s latest novel - arts.nationalpost.com
“What struck me was how different it was from just where I was living at the time, across the border in [Missoula] Montana. It didn’t shock ... who finds himself an orphan after his parents are arrested for robbing a bank, a hapless scheme ...
02, Jun 2012 - cambridge Ruben Rosario: Murder-suicides shock, stun, bewilder
What happens up to 30 times a week across this nation took place two evenings ago in St. Anthony.
02, Jun 2012 - Value
AUSTIN -- Stanley Schneider was shocked last year when Texas' highest criminal court sent his death row client an early Christmas gift of sorts, ordering the trial court to re-examine evidence from a psychologist who had decided that John Reyes Matamoros was mentally fit to face execution.
02, Jun 2012 - Northland teen pleads guilty in texting-while-driving fatality
A 16-year-old Northland girl accused of texting while driving and causing a fatal traffic crash pleaded guilty Thursday and must serve 48 hours of “shock time” in the Platte County jail.
02, Jun 2012 - Missouri Teen Pleads Guilty in Fatal Texting-While-Driving Crash - Ozarks First.com
(Liberty, MO) -- A Kansas City teenager pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in a fatal crash that happened when she was texting. Rachel N. Gannon, 16, will serve 48 hours of "shock time" in the Platte County Jail starting Sunday and 72 hours of house arrest.
02, Jun 2012 - Florida 'stand your ground' law yields some shocking outcomes depending on how law is app
Florida's "stand your ground'' law has allowed drug dealers ... One man killed two unarmed people and walked out of jail. Another shot a man as he lay on the ground. Others went free after shooting their victims in the back.
02, Jun 2012 - Saltillo Mother shocked twice with Taser at Mississippi school
GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - A woman who became increasingly irate about her child being disciplined at middle school was shocked twice with a Taser outside the principal's office and arrested on Wednesday, authorities said. Michele Lee Eaton, 39, of Saltillo, Mississippi, was briefly jailed after the incident at Guntown Middle School, said the Lee County Sheriff's Department. At about 8 a.m ...
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| National Arrest Records Statistics (2009) |
| Total | 13,687,241 | |
| Murder and manslaughter | 12,418 | |
| Rape | 21,407 | |
| Robbery | 126,725 | |
| Aggravated Assault | 421,215 | |
| Burglary | 299,351 | |
| Larceny-theft | 1,334,933 | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 81,797 | |
| Arson | 12,204 | |
| Violent crime | 581,765 | |
| Property crime | 1,728,285 | |
| Other assaults | 1,319,458 | |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 85,844 | |
| Fraud | 210,255 | |
| Embezzlement | 17,920 | |
| Stolen property | 105,303 | |
| Vandalism | 270,439 | |
| Weapons | 166,334 | |
| Prostitution / vice | 71,355 | |
| Sex offenses (except rape) | 77,326 | |
| Drug abuse | 1,663,582 | |
| Gambling | 10,360 | |
| Offenses against family and children | 114,564 | |
| DUI / DWI | 1,440,409 | |
| Liquor laws | 570,333 | |
| Drunkenness | 594,300 | |
| Disorderly conduct | 655,322 | |
| Vagrancy | 33,388 | |
| All other offenses | 3,764,672 | |
| Suspicion | 1,975 | |
| Curfew and loitering | 112,593 | |
| Runaways | 93,434 |
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