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Monday, 25 March 2013 10:34 |
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The recent shooting death of Colorado's prison chief has focused attention on dangers faced by those who oversee prisons.
Prison guards, wardens and correctional system administrators have been targeted in the past, mostly by convicts freed after serving their sentence.
Authorities say a former Colorado inmate killed in a gun battle Thursday with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements. But officials stressed investigators had not yet confirmed a link between the crime and the suspect Evan Spencer Ebel.
It remains unclear whether Clements was targeted and why he was shot.
Correctional professionals interviewed in the aftermath of the shooting say the growing influence of prison gangs, their ability to communicate with affiliates on the outside and other factors have made the job even more dangerous.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 March 2013 10:35 |
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Monday, 25 March 2013 10:20 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is broadening its examination of affirmative action by adding a case about Michigan's effort to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
The justices already are considering a challenge to the University of Texas program that takes account of race, among many factors, to fill remaining spots in its freshman classes. The Texas case has been argued, but not yet decided.
The court on Monday said it would add the Michigan case, which focuses on the 6-year-old voter-approved prohibition on affirmative action and the appeals court ruling that overturned the ban. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 March 2013 10:21 |
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:12 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court is being asked to decide if the government must obtain a warrant before placing a GPS tracker on a suspect's car.
The case before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia involves three brothers suspected of robbing pharmacies. A GPS device led to their arrests in 2010.
Lawyers representing the trio told a three-judge panel Tuesday that warrantless tracking violates the Constitutional guarantee against unreasonable searches.
But a federal prosecutor contends that authorities followed relevant legal precedents in attaching the tracker without a warrant. He says authorities had probable cause to suspect illegal activity.
A lower court previously ruled in favor of the brothers. The Justice Department appealed based on a recent Supreme Court ruling. It's unclear when the appeals court will rule.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:12 |
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Monday, 18 March 2013 13:33 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwide added the fewest jobs in seven months.
The Labor Department says unemployment rates increased in 25 states. They fell in only 8 states and were unchanged in 17.
Nationally, the unemployment rate ticked up in January to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in December. Employers added only 119,000 jobs, down from 219,000 in December.
Job gains have since accelerated. Employers added 236,000 jobs in February, and the national unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 7.7 percent.
In January, California and Rhode Island reported the highest state unemployment rates, at 9.8 percent. The lowest was North Dakota at 3.3 percent. The state has benefited from an oil and gas boom.
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Last Updated on Monday, 18 March 2013 13:33 |
