California Department of Corrections stated Friday that in the next few months, they will start involuntary transfers of inmates to out of state prisons in a story by Andy Furillo of the Sacramento Bee. Up to 2,200 inmates may be transferred due to lack of "bed space."

Possible death penalty charges for the intentional homicide of an unborn fetus and first-degree murder of the mother were announced Thursday in Illinois for 24-year-old Tiffany Hall, in AP story by Jim Suhr. Hall also admitted to drowning the other three children of the victim, 23-year-old Jimella Tunstall. They were found in a washer and dryer. There are no charges yet for the children's deaths, and Hall pleaded not gulity to the first-degree murder and intentional homicide charges.

Tasercams are being used by Louisiana Sheriffs in an AP story. Mini cameras are attached to the bottom of the tasers and begin recording after the safety is removed. The camera can record up to 1 1/2 hours, with sound in any type of lighting. The recordings could then be downloaded to a computer and burned to a cd. The department upgraded the tasers to avoid lawsuits of excessive force and misconduct. At least four people died from past taser incidents. Sheriff Harry Lee hopes the cameras "[will] address some of the complaints about taser abuse."

74-year-old farmer, Kenneth Englund of Bradford Township Minneapolis was charged with second-degree assault for holding a thief at gunpoint (with an unloaded gun) until authorities arrived according to an AP story. The thief, 28-year-old Christian Harris Smith was charged with misdemeanor theft of $5 worth of gasoline from a neighboring farm. The criminal complaint said Englund chased the thief, a woman, and a three-year-old at 70 mph calling authorities, asking if he should "blow them away." Englund's reason for chasing Smith was because the nearest sheriff's dept. was in Cambridge Minn. 15 miles out from Bradford Township, leaving enough time for Smith to escape.