Nation Aug 24 Both Menendez brothers were denied parole. Here are 5 takeaways from their hearings By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press
Nation Aug 23 California board denies Lyle Menendez parole after rejecting his brother Erik’s appeal Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. The reason was the same:… By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press
Nation May 14 What’s next for the Menendez brothers after their sentences were reduced? On Tuesday, the brothers were granted their first chance at freedom in decades. By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press
Nation Jun 10 Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has his first parole hearing in more than a decade. Here are 3 things to know Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, is 79. If this parole request is denied, it might be a decade or more before… By Heather Hollingsworth, Jack Dura, Associated Press
Nation Jul 08 Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten one step closer to parole from life sentence California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. By Robert Jablon, Associated Press
Feb 25 Supreme Court case dismissed after Virginia changes juvenille sentencing law By Associated Press Lee Boyd Malvo, the Washington, D.C., area sniper, and Virginia agreed Monday to dismiss a pending Supreme Court case after the state changed its criminal sentencing law. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 8:36 In Maryland, many juvenile offenders languish in prison without parole By John Yang Nearly a year ago, President Trump signed a bipartisan federal criminal justice reform bill that reduced mandatory sentences. Many states followed suit -- but not Maryland. In collaboration with the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, John Yang… Continue watching
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Jul 27 Watch How to Succeed in Business by Really, Really Trying Is the aptitude for business (the legal kind) distributed among convicted criminals as it is in the general population? One seasoned executive thinks so, and believes that by hiring the cream of the ex-con crop, his company will have a… Continue watching