Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year? [FEATURE]

Published January 6, 2013

Who Was Killed in America's Drug War Last Year? [FEATURE]

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Jacksonville, Florida, police shot and killed Davinian Williams after he made a "furtive movement" with his hands after being pulled over for driving in a "high drug activity area." A month later, police in … Some may have been dangerous felons, some …
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Bill Cirone: Stemming Gun Violence for the Safety of Our Children

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Kristof urged that we treat firearms as the center of a public health crisis that claims one life every 20 minutes. He pointed out … Car accidents, drug overdoses, suicides are a much greater problem than homicidal violence against children. Of the …
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Savings for prisons cost counties a bundle, sheriffs say

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The reform law, which went into effect in July, means that some crimes that were once considered felonies and got offenders stints in state prison may now be misdemeanors, meaning an offender will serve out his time in a county jail. … “Treatment …
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