Senate Debates Prison Sentencing Reform

Published December 2, 2013

Senate Debates Prison Sentencing Reform
WASHINGTON (CN) – Senate Democrats promoted a bipartisan effort to reform sentencing policies at a prison oversight hearing Wednesday, while some Republicans remained wary that proposed reforms could inject leniency into the criminal justice system. Read more on Courthouse News Service

Community calendar, week of Nov. 13, 2013
Drivers are needed to take patients to and from treatment appointments in Lackawanna County. Drivers need a valid Pennsylvania driver's license, automobile insurance, a clear background and driver check. Orientation is provided. Volunteer assignments … Read more on Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Sheriff seeks funding to open Mahoning County minimum security jail
If approved, he says $ 1.7 million would be used to open the 100 bed facility. Greene says he'd like to offer a drug rehabilitation at the jail to treat inmates. "We believe the heroin situation right now in our community is an epidemic. We don't see it … Read more on WFMJ