Interstate Probation Rules Tightened: The Seattle Times reports on amendments to the Interstate Compact on Adult Offender Supervision, which oversees the state-to-state movement of certain probationers. The changes were sparked in part by the murders of four Washington police officers last November by Maurice Clemmons, an Arkansas probationer. Washington claims it did not know the full extent of Clemmons's criminal background, or about an outstanding Arkansas warrant issued a month before the officers were killed. The new rules require offenders to be sent back to their home states after one violent offense and out-of-state warrants be entered into in a national database.
Crimefighting Critical Issue in Massachusetts Governor Debate: Four candidates vying for the Massachusetts Governorship offered four different crime prevention strategies in today's debate, reports the AP. Current Democratic Governor Patrick Duval argued for a longer school year to discourage gang participation, while Republican candidate Charlie Baker pushed for the state's involvement in a federal program targeting illegal immigrants involved in crime. A video of the entire debate can be viewed here.
LWOP for Indiana Boy Who Murdered Brother: An Indiana judge today sentenced 18-year-old Andrew Conley to life without parole for murdering his younger brother last November. After strangling the 10-year-old, Conley wrapped his body in a garbage bag, and dragged him into the trunk of his car. Conley stopped to visit a friend for a few hours before finally dumping his brother's body in the woods behind a school. Because Conley was a few months shy of 18 at the time of the crime, LWOP is the most serious sentence he can receive. Read Cincinnati.com's article here.
"And the Gold Medal in Recidivism Goes To...": Career criminal John Stolarz, 69, who attempted to rob a Times Square bank less than 24 hours after his release from a federal prison in New Jersey. Stolarz "took a detour" on his way to a halfway house to purchase a knife and (unsuccessfully) rob a Chase Bank. He did the same thing within a year of his release from a Kansas prison in the 1980's, hitting banks in Las Vegas and New York City. In total, Stolarz's rap sheet spans over 50 years, including prison breaks in three states and theft offenses in several others. The New York Post has this story.
Crimefighting Critical Issue in Massachusetts Governor Debate: Four candidates vying for the Massachusetts Governorship offered four different crime prevention strategies in today's debate, reports the AP. Current Democratic Governor Patrick Duval argued for a longer school year to discourage gang participation, while Republican candidate Charlie Baker pushed for the state's involvement in a federal program targeting illegal immigrants involved in crime. A video of the entire debate can be viewed here.
LWOP for Indiana Boy Who Murdered Brother: An Indiana judge today sentenced 18-year-old Andrew Conley to life without parole for murdering his younger brother last November. After strangling the 10-year-old, Conley wrapped his body in a garbage bag, and dragged him into the trunk of his car. Conley stopped to visit a friend for a few hours before finally dumping his brother's body in the woods behind a school. Because Conley was a few months shy of 18 at the time of the crime, LWOP is the most serious sentence he can receive. Read Cincinnati.com's article here.
"And the Gold Medal in Recidivism Goes To...": Career criminal John Stolarz, 69, who attempted to rob a Times Square bank less than 24 hours after his release from a federal prison in New Jersey. Stolarz "took a detour" on his way to a halfway house to purchase a knife and (unsuccessfully) rob a Chase Bank. He did the same thing within a year of his release from a Kansas prison in the 1980's, hitting banks in Las Vegas and New York City. In total, Stolarz's rap sheet spans over 50 years, including prison breaks in three states and theft offenses in several others. The New York Post has this story.
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