U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds

Feb 29, 2008By: Adam LiptakThe New York Times (NY)

 

For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults are behind bars, according to a new report.Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million, after three decades of growth that has seen the prison [...]

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Dr. Bruce Feldman commits suicide in middle of drug trial, officials say

Feb 24, 2008By: Maggi MartinPlain Dealer Reporter Valley View — A Shaker Heights doctor accused of running a "pill mill" from his three clinics killed himself by jumping off the Valley View bridge Saturday, officials said. Dr. Bruce Feldman, 56, was in the midst of a criminal trial in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas [...]

OxyContin Ban Goes Too Far

Feb 20, 2008Author UnknownPoppies.orgTo some people, OxyContin is a "miracle drug." To others, it is "a major threat to public health." What's the solution? Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth has one solution: Ban it.Reprinted from the South-Florida Sun Sentinel. To some people, OxyContin is a "miracle drug." To others, it is "a major threat to public [...]

Jailed Kansas doctor in pain pill storm

Feb 20, 2008 By: Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press HAYSVILLE, Kan. - The Schneider Medical Clinic was once open seven days a week for as many as 11 hours a day. Patients, scheduled 10 minutes apart, often waited hours for an appointment [...]

The Bite-Marks Men

Feb 20, 2008By: Radley BalkoSlate.comBetween them, Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks served more than 30 years in Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi. Brewer was sentenced to death, Brooks to life without parole. The crimes for which each was convicted are remarkably similar: A female toddler was abducted from her home, raped, murdered, and abandoned in the [...]