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  Slain pregnant woman's family objects to convict's release - The convicted killer was 11 at the time of the slaying

• Ex-con sentenced to life for deadly Ariz. shooting rampage - Ryan Elliott Giroux has criminal convictions in three states dating back to 1993

• Ex-Subway pitchman Fogle's appeal of sentence rejected - Fogle admitted that he paid for sex at New York City hotels with girls who were 16 or 17

• White House asks colleges to look beyond criminal records - Schools' inquiries about criminal records too often block people who've served time in prison from getting an education

• Legislation allows early release of Kan. inmates for 'community parenting' - They will likely primarily use it for female inmates, though it is not restricted to woman

• W. Va. warns 55 prison educators of possible layoffs - A letter was sent Thursday to the teachers and principals at adult prison facilities

• Pa. county jail kept inmate 17 months too long - New charges against another inmate with the same name were mistakenly duplicated and put in both inmates' files

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  Report: 46 states made prison-related reforms in 2014-15 - The fixes ranged from improving bail systems to supporting recently released former prisoners to curbing the use of solitary confinement

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  Report: Some incorrect prisoner releases due to staff error - In the rest, inmates served more time than they should have

• Suspect in Mass. officer's slaying released from prison in 2013 - The suspect had been released after serving time on a list of charges

• Helping mentally ill inmates find their way home - Pathways is the first halfway house of its kind in Pennsylvania run by the Corrections Department

• Senate sends bid to ban sex offender salesmen to governor - If Gov. John Bel Edwards agrees to the bill, violators would face prison sentences up to 10 years

• Minn. Corrections Department wants $3.5M to expand early release - Only nonviolent inmates can participate in the voluntary CIP program

• Ind. inmate dies after barricading self in cell - Efforts to revive were undertaken and an ambulance was called to the facility

• Once out of prison, few places for sex offenders to live - 5.3 percent of inmates released from prison are arrested for another sexual offense within three years

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