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California – After 17 years, three-strikes law is still hotly debated.

Supporters of the tough sentencing rules say the law applies to a lifetime of crime, while opponents say tough punishments often are out of proportion to the underlying crimes. [For full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-home-depot-theft-20110905,0,861207.story Read this article: California – After 17 years, three-strikes law is still hotly debated.

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    Sep

Book an NRA Women On Target Hunt This Fall

Book an NRA Women On Target Hunt This Fall Follow this link: Book an NRA Women On Target Hunt This Fall

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    Sep

Rightly or wrongly, thousands convicted of terrorism post-9/11

By MARTHA MENDOZA – Associated Press While convictions show how global awareness has spread worldwide, they also suggest that some are using fight to curb political dissent. At least 35,000 people worldwide have been convicted as terrorists in the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. But while some bombed hotels or blew up buses,...

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    Sep

Criminal records linger on file for years

By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer Individuals cleared of felony charges or who have had cases expunged in Oklahoma can still have a criminal record on file with the state, possibly harming employment chances and other areas of their lives. The expungement of criminal records in Oklahoma does not always mean a dismissed or acquitted crime is wiped...

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    Sep

California – Exiting chief Butte County probation officer says massive changes coming

By ROGER H. AYLWORTH – Staff Writer OROVILLE — For all of his professional life, John Wardell has been a probation officer. Now, as he retires as the chief Butte County probation officer, his department is about to go through a tsunami of state-mandated changes…[For full story: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_18825134 ] Continue reading here: California – Exiting chief Butte County...

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    Sep

California – Sonoma County prepares for surge of state felons

By PAUL PAYNE, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, Published: Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 5:48 p.m. A statewide effort to reduce prison crowding that shifts a sizable burden to counties has been labeled the biggest change to Sonoma County’s criminal justice system in a generation. Beginning Oct. 1, low-level felons normally sentenced to prison will instead be kept at the county...

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    Sep

California Public Safety Realignment – Analysis of The New Statutes – MCLE Self-Study Video Program

Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. Public Safety Realignment – Analysis of The New Statutes: —> Garrick Byers, Senior Attorney, Fresno...

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    Sep

Are Waiters Sneaking Mandatory Tips onto Checks?

Do your employees receive mandatory tips? If so, consider a recent article in the New York Post , which has restaurant patrons complaining about New York City waiters sneaking mandatory tips onto checks in situations where the restaurant's policy doesn't seem to apply . In one example, a patron complains about a waiter charging a 20% gratuity after...

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    Sep

California – Public Safety Realignment 1 Month Away; Crunch Time for Monterey County

By Colleen Chen – KION Channel 46 / Fox News Central Coast SALINAS, Calif.- In exactly one month, a dramatic shift in public safety will start in California. AB109 takes effect on October 1, 2011. It is Governor Jerry Brown’s public safety realignment plan which transfers a lot of power over criminals from the state down to counties....

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