With Little Fanfare, US Prepared to Execute First Woman in Three Years

Published July 1, 2013

With Little Fanfare, US Prepared to Execute First Woman in Three Years

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According to a new report released in February 2013 by The Sentencing Project, using Bureau of Justice Statistics information from the years 2000-2009, the rate of women sentenced to incarceration for committing violent crimes grew 40%, compared with …
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Nearly 6pc population abuses drugs

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ISLAMABAD, June 26: Statistics shared during a seminar on Wednesday showed that an estimated 5.8 per cent of Pakistan's total population was involved in drug abuse. Plant-based drugs were the most common with four million people (3.6 per cent) taking …
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Philly DEA: Text us your pill fraud tips

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“In Pennsylvania and Delaware, prescription drug abuse has infiltrated our communities with abuse rates climbing each year,” Philadelphia DEA Special Agent in Charge David G. Dongilli said in a written statement. “This service enables citizens …
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