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Union: Crowding to blame for Ill. prison assault
By JOHN O’CONNOR — AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Overcrowding in Illinois’ prisons – including inmates sleeping in penitentiary gymnasiums – contributed to the assault of a female prison guard at Danville Correctional Center, an employees’ union said Friday. … Continue reading
Posted in Links, News & Articles, State Prisons, Uncategorized
Tagged Guard attacked, IDOC, Prison Crowding
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Searching for Justice – Morgan Harrington
http://www.aol.com/video/searching-for-justice-morgan-harrington/517730503/ Description: Jon Leiberman speaks with Dan and Gil Harrington about the 2009 murder of their young daughter, Morgan. Several months after her disappearance from a Metallica concert, her remains were found on a Virginia farm. She was raped and … Continue reading
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Tagged Morgan Harrington
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Serial drownings a deadly pattern of serial murders
Kelly Snyder of the FIND ME group helps investigators in a large serial killer case spanning the entire U.S. The alarming number of young men drowning across the country has caught the attention of federal law enforcement. For years, criminologists … Continue reading
Don’t Be a Victim – Fight Back !!
Don’t Be a Victim – Fight Back !!. Crime Victim Advocate Polly Franks You can become a victim of crime in a matter of seconds. Blink your eyes and the damage is done. Sometimes that damage is irreversible. Nationally recognized … Continue reading
The Dana Pretzer Show – Las Vegas Conference April 12-13 Bill Cosby
The Dana Pretzer Show – Tuesday, February 19, 2013 – Don’t Miss Tonights Show with Gene Cervantes, Pat Brown and Robin Sax The Dana Pretzer Show with guests – Victims Advocate, Conference Coordinator- Gene Cervantes discussing the upcoming Citizens Against … Continue reading
Burbank Woman’s Suit Claims Justice Cop Forced Her To Perform Sex Act « CBS Chicago
Burbank Woman’s Suit Claims Justice Cop Forced Her To Perform Sex Act « CBS Chicago. CHICAGO (CBS) — A Burbank woman is suing the village of Justice and a Justice police officer, claiming the cop forced her to perform oral sex … Continue reading
Posted in Justice Denied, News & Articles, The Community, Unsolved Homicides
Tagged Cheif Robt Gedville, Illinois, Justice, Lacey Gaines, Scott Jamin
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State prisons mum on who gets tours
Corrections’ denial of information about tours also raises accountability questions. How severe is the purported “security risk” if only individual prison wardens, and not their bosses in Springfield, have records of who’s getting inside? Continue reading
Legislative Update
The SHS Support for Homicide Survivors has given support to the 2011 legislative session. Please contact your local legislators to support or contact SHS for additional information. SB2151 – CRIM CD-JUVENILE DELINQUENT Senate Sponsor: Sen. John J. Millner Synopsis As … Continue reading
Posted in Dora Larson, Legislation, Legislator, News & Articles, Uncategorized
Tagged HB263, HJRCA, Rep. Cunningham, Rep. Jim Durbin, Rep. Roboletti, SB1338, SB2151, SB277, Sen. John Milner
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Think Preventive – Life Is Precious
Why? Shouldn’t law like medicine reflect reality and “First, do no harm”to the victims? NAMES OF MURDER VICTIMS Unsolved Murder Vicitm: Lacey Claire Gaines, Solved Murder Vicitms: Victoria Larson, Det Mike Mayborne, Jenny Crompton 2 Criminal and victim rights hang … Continue reading
From the Desk of the Executive Director
The first thing I want to do as Ex. Dir. of SHS is to thank everyone for their support for SHS, Terry Mayborne and me. The idea to start a new organization at my age entered into my thoughts, but … Continue reading
