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CEO of Firearms and Tactical Training School Loses Gun Permit After Releasing a Video Threatening to Kill Anybody Who Comes For His Guns

This is the video posted by James Yeager, the CEO of Tactical Response, a Tennessee firearms and tactical training school. Neither Yeager nor his school is certified by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The video is Not Even Remotely Safe For Work. This was the Tennessee Department … Continue reading

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Where the United States ranked in executions in 2011

(The question was asked here) The United States as a whole executed 43 people in 2011, ranking either 5th or 6th according to Amnesty International statistics. The United States is the only western nation in which executions are carried out, and statistics for the others are less precise: Yemen executed … Continue reading

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Student Sues Over ”Jesus is Not a Homophobe” T-Shirt

Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit against Waynesville (Ohio) High School on behalf of Maverick Couch, who was threatened with suspension if he wore his “Jesus is Not a Homophobe” t-shirt (he’d worn it to school months earlier, complied with the principal’s order to turn it inside out, then read … Continue reading

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Crazy Laws (Alabama through Kentucky)

[Not all of these laws are still on the books] Alabama In Jasper, it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes … Continue reading

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Inmate Excerpts from Letters

Upon reviewing your periodical, I became aware of a reference to preparing a defense due to….and would love to further explore. This info is extremely pertinent to my case and would be of tremendous use.  Due to the current political climate here, many inmates routinely receive grossly inadequate representation…thus making … Continue reading

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Crime, Justice & America magazine will inform, explain, entertain, interpret, uncover, and question the relevant issues in the criminal justice system: local, regional, and nationwide. Specialized demographic sections will reach all people involved in the criminal justice system: new arrestees, attorneys, law enforcement, judiciary, court personnel, sentenced prisoners, survivors and … Continue reading

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Why Crime, Justice & America is SO IMPORTANT to YOU!

Crime, Justice & America In 2005, the FBI estimated that 14,094,186 arrests occurred nationwide for all offenses (except traffic). In 2009, the FBI estimated 13,687,241 arrests occurred nationwide, and 2.88 percent decrease. At mid-year 2005, there were 2,193,798 people incarcerated in Federal, State, private, and local jail facilities. Of that … Continue reading

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“Arrested – DUI Penalties” by Steve Citti, Criminal Defense Attorney, Alameda County CA

DUI cases differ from most criminal cases because they are one of the few misdemeanors for which California law requires a certain mandatory minimum sentence.  Almost all other misdemeanors convictions, even much more serious ones, carry no mandatory minimum sentence: Your attorney is free to negotiate the best sentence possible … Continue reading

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Why the Death Penalty Does Matter (Even in New Jersey and California)

The New Jersey Legislature is considering whether to abolish the state’s death penalty —  which on the face of it seems hardly worth mentioning, since there are only 8 men on New Jersey’s Death Row and the state hasn’t executed anybody since 1963. But here’s why it matters (and the … Continue reading

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