Tag: convicted
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N.C. judge in Michael Jordan’s father’s murder case argues for convicted killer’s release
The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of Michael Jordan’s father petitioned the state’s parole commission to release the convicted killer. Retired judge Gregory Weeks on Tuesday called for the release of Daniel Green, who was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of James Jordan, a North Carolina…
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Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote, after the state’s top election official sought to keep them from casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Nebraska has historically restored the voting rights of former felons two years after they completed the terms of their sentences.…
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More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide here or abroad are living freely in the U.S., ICE says
More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living freely in the U.S., outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, according to data ICE provided to Congress earlier this week. The immigrants are part of ICE’s “non-detained” docket, meaning the agency has some information on the immigrants…
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Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay while subjecting them to beatings and other abuse. The defendants were either high-ranking members of the organization formerly known…