House GOP's 'tough on crime' bills propose more prison, higher bail

A mandatory 20-year sentence for repeat offenders is the central proposal in Iowa House Republicans' "tough on crime" legislative package.
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Tough prison term for Mexican drug cartel leader

ATLANTA (AP) — A former Texas high school football player who authorities say rose to the top ranks of a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to serve nearly 50 years in federal prison on drug and ...
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Woman funds her own re-entry program to help ex-inmates

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Torry Barker, a formerly convicted felon who spent 20 years behind bars in Alabama’s tough prisons, was released in September. “When I was getting into trouble, I had no ...
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Thabo Bester’s new home: Why eBongweni is SA’s toughest prison

Thabo Bester will now call SA's toughest prison Ebongweni Super Max- home. Here are some of his strict living ...
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Natalee Holloway's Killer Joran van der Sloot Attempts Suicide In 'The Toughest Prison in the World' — 'I Didn't Want to Live Anymore'

Natalee Holloway's killer Joran van der Sloot has attempted to take his own life inside a maximum-security Peruvian prison, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Officials at Challapalca prison confirmed van ...