The man accused in the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at a Toronto subway station was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Newfoundland and had several criminal convictions in that province as well as Ontario, court documents indicate. Toronto police have said they arrested Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, 22, on Saturday and charged him with first-degree murder…
Man Charged in Toronto Subway Stabbing Wanted in Newfoundland, Docs Suggest
Catalogue of Errors by Probation Officers Led to Jordan McSweeney Being Free to Kill
A series of mistakes by probation officers left Jordan McSweeney free to sexually assault and kill Zara Aleena on a London street last year when he should have been recalled to prison. McSweeney, 29, was locked up for at least 38 years last month after admitting to killing Aleena as she walked along a street…
Capitol Report (Aug. 23): Trump Seeks Special Review; Pelosi’s Husband Pleads Guilty
The Pentagon has denied D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s second request for National Guard troops to handle the estimated 8,500 illegal immigrants sent from Arizona and Texas. The mayor this week is calling it a crisis in the city. A newly disclosed letter unveils what was taken from Mar-a-Lago months before the raid and what the…
North Carolina Court Restores Voting Rights to Felons on Probation or Parole
Some 56,000 North Carolina felons who are on parole, probation, or supervised release, will have their voting rights restored, a judicial panel said on Monday. The 2–1 ruling, in a state Superior Court in Raleigh, immediately reinstates voting rights to North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don’t include prison time. The…
Former Oregon Lawmaker Gets Probation In State Capitol Breach Incident
A former Oregon lawmaker on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct and was sentenced to 18 months probation for letting anti-lockdown protesters into the state Capitol last year, according to local reports. Mike Nearman, a Republican who in June was expelled from the Oregon Congress for his role in the Dec. 21,…
Our Incarceration Nation: Even After Prison, Many Americans Are Held Captive
Commentary Did you realize that there are more Americans on parole or probation than are held within the prison system? Yep, it’s hard to fathom but 1 in 58 American adults—about 4.4 million citizens—are currently under some sort of community supervision. Do they all need to be? Doubtful. And the status quo is costing taxpayers…
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