Pennsylvania man sentenced for murdering Uber driver Christina Spicuzza

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Pennsylvania man sentenced for murdering Uber driver Christina Spicuzza

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May 6, 2025

A Uber passenger was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2022 killing of driver, 38-year-old mother Christina ...

Chloe Coplen-Anderson, 18, was sentenced to 35 to 60 years Thursday for killing her newborn.

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Chloe Coplen-Anderson sentenced to at least 35 years after slitting newborn son’s throat

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April 26, 2025

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A twisted Nebraska teen was handed a decades-long sentence Thursday for fatally slashing her newborn son’s throat just moments after ...

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Why People in Ohio Prisons Are Staying Longer Under the Reagan Tokes Law

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April 17, 2025

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In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamar Clark Jr. into a cramped office. Against ...

An illustration shows a man with medium skin tone and black hair wearing a blue prison uniform in four scenarios. Clockwise from the top left: The man raises his fists in front of a White man in a prison uniform who is yelling and pointing at him; the man sits on his bed with his head down, looking at a piece of paper; the man sits at a table in front of a woman with a ponytail and medium-dark skin tone; the man stands in an office in front of a laptop, where a woman on a screen is speaking to him. There are four quotes around the figures that read: “It’s a dangerous place here. It got to the point where I had to defend myself.” - Giovanni Lee, “Long story short, they never investigated what happened. They just found me guilty.” - Lamont Clark, “You all had my fate sealed before I even got in the room.” - Edward Navone, and “I’m about to go home. They ended up maxing me out, giving me my whole time.’”- Giovanni Lee

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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer

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April 10, 2025

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Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 04.10.2025 It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people ...

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NYC man who killed pregnant ex in front of kids hours after baby shower sentenced to 40 years to life in prison

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April 4, 2025

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A Bronx man convicted of gunning down his pregnant ex-girlfriend in front of her kids just hours after her baby shower was ...

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How New York, Louisiana, Others Rewind Reform on Bail, Juvenile Justice, More

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March 29, 2025

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White couple who forced black children to work as ‘slaves’ sentenced to hundreds of years in prison

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March 22, 2025

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A white couple from West Virginia were collectively sentenced to 375 years in prison for forcing their five adopted black ...

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Drunk driver who killed mother and daughter in 130-mph Florida crash sentenced to 40 years

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February 7, 2025

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A drunk driver from Florida who killed a mother and daughter after slamming into the back of their car at ...

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Why Life Sentences Keep Rising as Overall Prisoner Numbers Drop

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February 1, 2025

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Filed 12:00 p.m. EST 02.01.2025 The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison ...

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Election 2024: Voters to Decide on Abortion, Marijuana, Slavery, Sheriffs and More

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November 2, 2024

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