Death Penalty For Sex Traffickers: Utah Rep. Paul Ray plans to introduce a bill making child sex traffickers eligible for the death penalty. Michael A. Kruse of Capital West News reports that Ray believes that the law would deter criminals from engaging in the sex trafficking of children. In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that made child rape eligible for the death penalty.
Cop Killer To Be Executed: A Texas man who was sentenced to death nearly 15 years ago for the murder of a Dallas police officer is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening. Michael Graczyk of the Associated Press reports that 52-year-old Donald Newbury is a member of the Texas seven, inmates who escaped from prison in 2000 and held up a sporting goods store and murdered a responding officer. If the execution is carried out as scheduled, Newbury will be the 3rd member of the 'Texas 7' executed.
Prop 47: Jail Population Down, Crime Up: When California voters passed Prop 47 in November they agreed to reduce so called "low level" drug felonies to misdemeanors to reduce local jail populations. Sandy Banks of the Los Angeles Times reports that while Prop 47 is achieving its main goal by easing jail overcrowding, thefts and burglaries in the Los Angeles area have been on the rise. Since November, more than 400 criminals have been released from Los Angeles County after their felony crimes were reduced to misdemeanors.
Cop Killer To Be Executed: A Texas man who was sentenced to death nearly 15 years ago for the murder of a Dallas police officer is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening. Michael Graczyk of the Associated Press reports that 52-year-old Donald Newbury is a member of the Texas seven, inmates who escaped from prison in 2000 and held up a sporting goods store and murdered a responding officer. If the execution is carried out as scheduled, Newbury will be the 3rd member of the 'Texas 7' executed.
Prop 47: Jail Population Down, Crime Up: When California voters passed Prop 47 in November they agreed to reduce so called "low level" drug felonies to misdemeanors to reduce local jail populations. Sandy Banks of the Los Angeles Times reports that while Prop 47 is achieving its main goal by easing jail overcrowding, thefts and burglaries in the Los Angeles area have been on the rise. Since November, more than 400 criminals have been released from Los Angeles County after their felony crimes were reduced to misdemeanors.
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