Monday, March 03, 2003

DOJ/BOP Policy on Community Confinement Enjoined by Judge in Middle District of Louisiana Judge James Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana has issued a lengthy and well written opinion enjoining the redesignation of a women serving a sentence at the half-way house to a federal prision.  This redesignation was to come about as a result of a new policy announced at years end by the Ashcroft Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel which has been written about by the media elsewhere. 11:05:21 PM    comment [] Competency:  Something Society Apparently Overlooks in its Zeal to Prosecute Children Study Doubts Competence of Younger Juveniles Charged as Adults. A significant proportion of children 15 or younger charged with a crime are not competent to stand trial, according to a study released Monday. By Adam Liptak. [New York Times: National] 7:13:30 PM    comment [] Happy Lundi Gras to All . . .  Another glimpse of New Orleans odd festival traditions courtesy of the New York Times. Carrying Torch and Dancing for Dimes at Carnival. Flambeau carriers are a tradition almost as old as Carnival itself. They hoist burning iron apparatuses over their heads and dance with them as if they were pretty girls. By Rick Bragg. [New York Times: National] 7:05:34 PM    comment []

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