Prison Stripes and Work Assignments Endorsement Debate
The State urges mandatory prison stripes on work detail uniforms to deter crime and aid public perception, arguing stigma and visibility reduce escapes. It supports work assignments as essential, denies voluntarism, and backs public works as deterrence over longer incarcerations.
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SCDC
South Carolina Department of Corrections
Columbia State
Columbia
South Carolina
State Department of Corrections
Hamadi Arrest Stirs US Extradition for 847 Hijack
The 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijack case yields Mohammed Ali Hamadi in custody at Frankfurt airport. US warrants for murder and air piracy loom. extradition hinges on West Germany lifting capital punishment ban. Berlin warns on potential retaliation as security tightens at embassies and airports.
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TWA
Athens
Rome
Beirut
U.S. Navy
Robert Dean Stethem
U.S
Mohammed Ali Hamadi
Frankfurt
Hamadi
United States
Justice Department
Washington
Bonn
Stephen S. Trott
West Germany
U. S
Speedier Trials Not Detention Is The Just Way
An editorial argues for speedier prosecutions over preventive detention. It warns that keeping suspects jailed before trial undermines the Eighth Amendment and constitutional liberties, citing Salerno and general risk of abuse. It notes studies on rearrests and favors faster trials to reduce crime without eroding rights.
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Anthony Salerno
Genovese
New York
Tony
Salerno
Supreme Court
U.S. Parole Commission
Here We Go Again ERA and School Prayer in Proposed Amendments
A syndicated column argues against reviving the ERA on opening Senate day noting more constitutional amendments are proposed. It critiques the ERA as ambiguous and harmful to federalism while warning of divisive debates over school prayer abortion language official English and term limits.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Congress
Thurmond
United States
Andy Jacobs
Indiana
Virginia Smith
Nebraska
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