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Parole system scrutinized after OTR murder suspect allegedly cut off ankle monitor

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Mayor Aftab Pureval and Police Chief Teresa Theetge met on Tuesday with the grieving widow of a man killed in his own home in Over-the-Rhine. Both she and the mayor said Cincinnati ...
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Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. But this group is working on fixing it

A public defender, victim’s advocate and former inmate are part of an effort to improve Missouri’s parole system. The rules haven't been updated since 2017, and advocates say the burdens placed on ...
WFTV

'Juvenile Lifers' lose parole challenge in appeals court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s parole system by inmates who were sent to prison decades ago for crimes they committed as ...
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After prison, Missourians face a ‘draconian’ parole system that puts freedom out of reach

Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack ...
Orlando Sentinel

Florida’s ‘juvenile lifers’ lose parole challenge in appeals court

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s parole system by inmates who were sent to prison decades ago for crimes they committed as juveniles. A ...