Dec 12 Watch New Drug Sentencing Rules Raise Questions for 19,000 Inmates The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which sets guidelines for federal prison sentences, voted this week to make its recent reduction in sentences for crack cocaine offenses retroactive, making over 19,000 inmates eligible for sentence reductions. Legal experts examine the shift and… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Colorado Town Copes with Immigration Raids Five months ago, federal agents arrested more than 200 illegal workers at a meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. The NewsHour reports on how the town and immigrant community are dealing with the aftermath. Continue watching
May 25 Watch Enron Top Officials Found Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy Bethany Mclean of Fortune Magazine reports on the guilty verdict former top officials, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, former top officials. They were convicted of fraud and conspiracy Thursday for their role in the company's 2001 financial collapse. Continue watching
Apr 20 Attack on Baghdad Jail Kills At Least 22 Prisoners Insurgents fired 12 mortars at a U.S.-run prison in Baghdad prison Tuesday, killing 22 detainees and injuring 92, coalition military officials said. Continue reading