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China blogger who helped quake victims jailed

A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.

Holding Gitmo inmates would be economic boost, Illinois officials say

A proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state officials said Sunday.

Illinois prison top contender to house Gitmo detainees, official says

A prison in northern Illinois is the leading contender to house some detainees transferred from the federal facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two Obama administration officials told CNN Saturday.

Prison health-care costs rise as inmates grow older and sicker

White fuzz covers his bald head. His sallow skin sags. A wheelchair and cane support limp legs.

Man gets life without parole in Arkansas TV anchor's murder

A jury sentenced an Arkansas man to life in prison without parole for killing a television anchor, officials said Thursday.

D.C. sniper's execution met with grief, bitterness

Justice fell short with the execution of Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, one of his victims' survivors said after witnessing his death by lethal injection.

Justices debate life sentences for juveniles

The Supreme Court wrestled in often emotional terms Monday over whether sentencing juvenile criminals to life in prison without parole is "cruel and unusual" punishment, especially when their crime is not murder.

People.com: Details from Arrest of Jaycee Dugard's Alleged Kidnapper

The frightened victim initially told authorities she was hiding from an abusive husband

Inmates come to guard's aid in jail attack

Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.

Officers 'missed numerous opportunities' in Dugard case

California parole officers "missed numerous opportunities" to discover long-missing Jaycee Dugard while supervising the man now accused of kidnapping and raping her, a state review of the case concludes.

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