Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of people paying time for a crime last year dropped to its lowest level since 2000, according to a newly released Justice Department report, the Associated Press writes. The report shows there are nearly 7 million people – or 2.9% of U.S. adults, are in jail, on probation or on…
This man clearly has nine lives. Once again, he dodges jail time. The legend lives on. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON –– A federal judge extended D.C. Council member Marion Barry’s probation for two more years, ruling that the former mayor violated the terms of his probation by failing to file…
It’s not every day the government recommends probation. In this case, it seems reasonable and it shows some compassion on the part of the government. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors yesterday told a judge that former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada should be sentenced to probation for lying…
