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What does it mean to be on house arrest or electronic monitoring? I have had the chance to talk to a friend of mine who is currently serving her house arrest sentence.

According to the Associated Press, Paris Hilton has been released from Lynwood jail for a medical condition. She will now be under house arrest for 40 days.

A 97 year old mobster has been sentenced to house arrest for charges he faced back in February 2007.

In today's overcrowding jails, is house arrest really the answer to the problem?

This poem intends to highlight the difficulties faced by the retired people in daily life and wishes to motivate the younger generation to understand them and let them live the life in peace.

There are many other cost effective options for rehabilitating criminals. Instead we keep placing them in a school of sorts which only teaches them how to become better criminals. We must look at the future alternatives.

MSNBC and an Associated Press article reports that 26-year-old Paris Hilton was released from jail shortly after 2:00am on Thursday, June 7, 2007. Hilton's sentence has been changed to home arrest.

A man who abducted his 11-month-old daughter from his estranged wife's house has been arrest under non-kidnapping related charges.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the show House.

The arrest was made by Deputies and Task Force Officers from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office and the FBI Charlotte Safe Streets Task Force.

ACLU claims a White House policy illegally silences bush critics who attend events where the president is present.

Ed Kramer has been held in Georgia in detention or on house arrest for seven years. He has never been tried or convicted on any crime. Read on to learn more about this incredible case of injustice in Georgia.

Paris Hilton has been ordered back to the courtroom on Friday, June 8, 2007 so a judge can decide whether Hilton should serve the remainder of her time back behind bars, or continue on with house arrest

Paris Hilton has been released from jail on Thursday, after just a 3+ day stay for violating her probation after a drunk driving charge, according to a report by NBC News.

Small town cops arrest housewives discussing weekly soap. (This article is satire.)

Shia LaBeouf is a light shining in the darkness of this chilling new movie that tells the tale of Kale Brecht, a troubled teenager (LaBeouf) who is sentenced to house arrest for three months and, in order to curb his boredom, resorts to spying on his neighbors.

Shia LaBeouf plays grieving teenager Kyle Brecht in Disturbia, whose three-month house arrest turns into a humorous and thrill-inducing movie of wooing his new neighbor, spying on the surrounding houses, and protecting his loved ones from a serial killer.

Forced to spend the summer under house arrest, a grieving high school student finds a lot to keep him entertained in the neighborhood.

This article spotlights a great historical place to visit in Perth Amboy, NJ. It is a haunted house that was once owned by the son of Benjamin Franklin, and is teeming with ghostly spirits.

Read about Bai Ling's shoplifting bust and hear other crazy stories about love gone wrong!

Animal control issues will be dealt with in a different fashion after the town's animal control officer was arrested and subsequently suspended with pay.

The House of Representatives, in a unanimous vote, which is a very rare occurrence, has passed The Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act (H.R. 3890).

Ron and Diane Taliaferro were arrested for suspicion of child endangerment because they locked their children in a room to protect them from a fugitive who broke into their home.

After just serving 5 days in prison, Paris Hilton is out of jail and is now confined to her house. Why didn't they just do that to begin with?

Local law enforcement must strive to maintain balance between the federal laws and appeasing the needs of the community.

A frantic pregnant woman told a 911 operator she had been hit and was in pain shortly before actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested.

Cindy Sheehan arrested for wearing a antiwar T-shirt. Her T-shirt said, "2245 Dead. How many more?" - a reference to the number of soldiers killed in Iraq.

The true horror in this film is not just that Paris Hilton is in this, but that Warner Bros. wants $20 for the DVD.

A deep analysis of the strong political deomcratic movement against brutal military rule in Burma, now Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi, an influential figure is representative of the battle for Burma. It is a fiery political situation few have heard, til now

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." We are enabling drunk drivers by not cracking down on them. We are doing them a disservice and ourselves

This paper explores some of the more common causes of juvenile crime and some lesser-known causes as well as statistics about juvenile crime and some hints and suggestions for what can be done about juvenile crime.

Book banning has taken place for thousands of years. It began with early Greeks, and continued through all the Roman emperors. The three oldest and most commonly banned books are the Bible, the Talmud and Koran.

Why bother locking these guys up?

Do victims have any rights?

There is currently a heavy emphasis on Standardized testing in the US. This has led to countless debates on whether these tests are a good or bad thing to have. The article discusses the roots of the issue, the "controversy behind the controversy."

Probation is a diversion program that keeps offenders convicted of certain crimes out of jail. It also slowly integrates offenders back into the community.

A woman and her spouse travel to Italy for her 40th birthday, using frequent flier tickets, regional discount air carriers, and convent stays, the article offers tips and links on how others can do the same.

A short discussion of the life and journalistic achievements of South African editor, writer and anti-apartheid activist Donald Woods.

Deterrence theory is based on the concept that, if the consequence of committing a crime outweighs the benefit of the crime itself, the individual will be deterred from committing the crime.

In an effort to reduce prison overcrowding and with hopes of reducing recidivism rates, many areas have decided to try alternatives to prison.

Ohio is one of many states that is taking a stand against DUI. Enforcement of laws is going to make it harder for a drunk driver to get away with his/her crime.

By 18, Vaslav Nijinsky was known as God in the ballet world. Two years later, in 1919, he was committed to an asylum. His diary shows thoughts of a man slowly going mad. This paper examines the contents and their relation to the prevailing dada art form.

Beckett and Sasson write, "The punitive turn in crime policy is not primarily the result of a worsening crime problem..." Politicians are using politics of panic, supporting wrongfully harsh penal measures when other methods can address the problems.

Martin Luther compared with other key figures in medieval and Enlightenment Europe.

Our fear of crime and criminals has given birth to yet another injustice in our system. Mandatory sentencing guidelines are removing discretion away from our judges and needlessly filling our already massive prision systems.

When reading the biography of Sir Francis Walsingham, Her Majesty's Spymaster by Stephan Budiansky, one comes to the conclusion that one had found the perfect head of the CIA or MI6.

A brief paper on the history and current developments in eletronically monitoring offenders in their homes.

New to yoga? No worries, we're going to dig into some of the best yoga poses and find inspiration for some impromptu stretching of our own.

The humor of this film is crass. "Racist" is not the correct term. "Self-defeating" is a better term.

The book Stolen Lives takes place in Morocco and follows the lives of the Oufkir family from affluence and power through imprisonment, abandonment and final escape.