Veterans Prison Rates Lower Among Ex-Soldiers
A government study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics finds male military veterans are incarcerated about half as often as non veterans. The rate is 937 per 100000 veterans versus 1971 per 100000 non veterans, though veterans’ incarceration rose 46 percent from 1985 to 1998 compared with a 172 percent rise for non veterans.
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Veterans in Prison Show Higher Violent Crime Rates
The study finds veteran inmates more likely than non veterans to have committed violent crimes. About 35 percent of veterans in state prisons had homicide or sexual assault convictions versus 20 percent for the rest. Veterans who served in combat had less serious histories than other veterans.
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Marine private leaves Marines over anthrax shots
Pfc James O Neil 22 was honorably discharged from the Marines at Quantico for family hardship after refusing to complete six anthrax vaccinations. His mother Martha O Neil 46 had become distraught, losing weight as she feared the inoculations. He returned to Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania, as medical records cited by Lt Col Scott Campbell supported the decision.
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Chinese programmer jailed for Air Force computer breach
A 27 year old Chinese citizen Steven Liu was sentenced in Dayton Ohio to four months in prison for unauthorized access to a Wright Patterson Air Force Base computer that tracks aircraft readiness and weapon inventories. He was fined 4000 dollars and given one year of supervised release with four months home confinement and electronic monitoring.
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