State law ends federal oversight of South Carolina prisons
A new federal Prison Litigation Reform Act allows states including South Carolina to regain control of their prisons by proving improved conditions. The 1985 consent decree that brought federal oversight could be scrapped, reducing federal intrusion and prompting more challenges from inmates' advocates and other states exploring similar relief.
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Gary Nelson
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Illinois
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Corrections say Kansas prisons hit 97.6 percent capacity
Kansas Department of Corrections reports May inmates total 7,417 across state prisons, work programs, county jails and a Larned mental health center. The count surpasses 7,400 for the first time, rising 69 from April. System capacity stands at 7,600.
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Larned
Wildfire ravages Alaska clearing 40000 acres and hundreds of homes
Calmer winds and rising humidity gave hope firefighters could corner the blaze that has burned at least 40,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings near Big Lake Alaska. About 800 firefighters from several states joined the effort with 200 more due, alongside 300 Alaskan volunteers.
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Alaska
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Anne Jeffery
Forest Service
Ottawa High School Honor Roll Completes 2nd Semester
The Ottawa Herald lists Ottawa High School students on the 2nd Semester Honor Roll. All A’s seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen are named with high honor group including scores, GPAs and numerous named students across grades.
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Misty Childers
Anita Dixon
Tori Elder
Joseph Griffin
Kylie Grossnicklaus
Wade Hepner
Amanda Lash
Jennifer Lemke
Lena Mader
Robyn Nelson
Jeffrey Pelton
Anne Porter
Angela Powers
Andrew Prentice
Willard Ransom
Beth Ratliff
Amanda Ricketts
Amy Salisbury
Douglas Snyder
Jennifer Testorff
Brooke Thompson
Valerie Trout
Andrew Barnhart
Jason Bryan
Tina Burris
John Dowell
Whitney Drumright
Sara Dunn
Gary
Ryan Seeger
Amy Stevens
Nicholas Sullivan
Wendy Sylvester
Joseph Thomas
Malaya Uzzell
Patricia Zabloudil
Michael Dryden
Summer Gauger
Dustin Grant
Patty Guthrie
Jamie Kasparek
Courtney Keim
Briana Kems
Makiko Kishi
Sarah Lemp
Sarah Mages
Ginger Maloney
Reuben Martin
Scott Mavity
Mindy Brown
Breann Crane
Ryan Henningsen
Jamie Herlein
Heather Howard
Peter Kay
John Klingele
Daniel Lee
Jonathan McIntire
Shana Micloche
Jamie Mietchen
Aaron Wayne Nicholls
Aaron William Nichols
Kristian Olsen
Sara Ostmeyer
Nadia Piotrowsky
Luke Riddle
Shelly Rudhti
Jennifer Sellens
Erik Spigle
Samantha Tate
Jamie Wadkins
Benjamin Walters
Jessica Nichols
Mekaela Nichols
Jennifer Norris
Vaishali Patel
Jason Skidmore
Jesse Stultz
Andrew Tate
Kimberly Thompson
Rachel Trendel
Darren Trinkle
Scott Vinduska
Jackie Wallace
Tinika Wheat
Jessica Adamson
Rachel Asher
Jimmy Badders
Penny Blanchard
Nathan Booth
Joshua Bowling
Jeremy Brockus
Eria
Nathanael Blakesley
Clay Casady
Kevin Coons
Sabrina Crane
Angela Daniel
Aaron Deardorff
Andrew Derousseau
Wendy Duran
Mandy Gifford
Christopher Green
Jacqulyn Hale
Daniel Harber
Michael Hastings
Natalie Hinrichs
Peter Homung
Gina House
Jeffrey Howard
Shelly Hubbard
Suzanne Jackson
John Janssen
Justin Kaub
Phanith Kongkindayong
Melissa Lamar
Rebecca Linas
Khmer Genocide Death Toll Doubles Estimates
New York Times reports researchers estimate 2 million people may have died in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 under the Khmer Rouge, double prior counts. Yale led Cambodian Genocide Program, funded by Congress, tallying mass graves and tracing orders from Pol Pot to subordinates amid vast archival material.
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New York Times
Congress
Yale University
Cambodia
Ben Kiernan
Yale
Kiernan
The
Times
Pol Pot
Son Sen
Craig Etcheson
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