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10 novels to watch for in 2012

Here are 10 must-read novels coming at you in early 2012.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
Mafia arrests: Four of the most famous mob busts in history

The FBI announced one of the biggest mob busts in history on Thursday. Here are four other major law enforcement wins against American gangsters.
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US prison inmates returning to society: How will they be received?

States, eager to save money and adopt alternatives to incarceration, release inmates in record numbers. Is society ready for the surge?
$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's

$1 felony: Local authorities in Florida say a man faces felony charges after refusing to pay for a cup of soda at a McDonald's restaurant.
Haley Barbour pardons: Why were the forgiven so disproportionately white?

The fact that white convicts had a far better chance than black ones of getting a gubernatorial pardon from former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour may say more about racial misunderstanding than prejudice.
Did Haley Barbour overlook Mississippi constitution before mass pardon? (+video)

Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says the state parole board had already approved release of 90 percent of the some 200 convicts he pardoned. But a judge blocked 21 of the pardons, citing the state's constitution.
10 novels to watch for in 2012

Here are 10 must-read novels coming at you in early 2012.
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Peruvians unhappy with Lori Berenson's holiday parole (video)

While Americans may sympathize with the plight of Lori Berenson, who returned to the US today on parole from her 20-year prison sentence in Peru, Peruvians still see her as a terrorist.
Jaycee Dugard lawsuit seen as a long shot. What can it accomplish?

Jaycee Dugard is suing the US, alleging 'gross neglect' by federal officers in charge of supervising the parolee who abducted her. A spokeswoman for Jaycee Dugard says proceeds from the suit would go to her charity.
Jaycee Dugard sues feds over failure to monitor abductor

Jaycee Dugard suit: Had federal parole officers done their jobs, Dugard's lawyers allege, Dugard and her daughters would not have had to endure their years of captivity in a ramshackle compound tucked inside Garrido's backyard.
Did Troy Davis death-penalty case expose flaws in 'executive clemency'?

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stood firmly behind the 1991 murder conviction that put Troy Davis on death row. But the many doubts in the case have raised questions about 'executive clemency' as a fail-safe for the death penalty.
Felony charges reduced for mother who lied to put children in a better school

An Ohio mother who served jail time earlier this year for illegally enrolling her children in a safer neighborhood's school has had her felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors.
Kwame Kilpatrick released on parole, faces federal charges

Kwame Kilpatrick was released from prison on parole on Friday, but now has to prepare for a federal corruption trial that could send him back to prison for years.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
Mafia arrests: Four of the most famous mob busts in history

The FBI announced one of the biggest mob busts in history on Thursday. Here are four other major law enforcement wins against American gangsters.
How to fix America's broken criminal justice system

Our ultra-costly and ultra-punitive system is neither protecting victims nor rehabilitating lawbreakers. It's time for a new approach, one that consolidates disparate components into unified local Public Safety Agencies that provide both justice and security at a much lower cost.
Supreme Court: Can judges tell California to release 40,000 prisoners?

A three-judge panel ordered California officials to reduce the state’s prison population by 30,000 to 40,000 inmates. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case.
In Peru, Lori Berenson's parole spurs concern that former rebels could be freed

US woman Lori Berenson was paroled Monday night after serving nearly 15 years in Peru for aiding leftist rebels. Her case could have an impact on other inmates serving terrorism sentences.
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Jaycee Dugard, kidnapping victim, will tell her story in a memoir

Jaycee Dugard, kidnapped 18 years ago at age 11, plans to publish a memoir next year.
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Lori Berenson, convicted American terrorist, sent back to Peru prison

Lori Berenson was released on parole three months ago. But the mother of a 15-month old was sent back to prison Wednesday, after a judge in Peru struck down her parole. Berenson has served 15 years of a 20-year sentence. She was convicted of aiding Peruvian leftist rebels.
Yoko Ono opposes parole of John Lennon assassin

Yoko Ono will again oppose the release of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon on December 8, 1980. Yoko Ono says that, if Chapman were released, herself and John's two sons would not feel safe.
Leslie Van Houten, ex-follower of Charles Manson, seeks parole for 19th time

Leslie Van Houten, convicted and sentenced to jail for participating in the Charles Manson 1969 murder spree in California, is seeking parole from prison again.
Charles Manson follower denied bail by Gov. Schwarzenegger

Charles Manson devotee Bruce Davis was denied parole by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ronnie Lee Gardner executed by firing squad in Utah

Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed shortly after midnight Friday. A firing squad killed the death row inmate in Utah.
Ronnie Lee Gardner hopes for reprieve from Utah firing squad tonight

Ronnie Lee Gardner, the Utah inmate who faces the firing squad at midnight, hopes for an 11th hour reprieve.
Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah death-row inmate facing firing squad, denied federal stay

Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah death-row inmate facing firing squad, denied federal stay to his Friday execution while he pursues a civil rights lawsuit.