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Inmates Challenge Connecticut’s Death Penalty

December 27, 2012

Five Connecticut inmates have issued a legal challenge to the state’s death penalty, alleging that the lack of written policies results in discriminatory application of the death sentence. The inmates complained that prosecutors have an arbitrary decision-making process when choosing the death penalty. As a result, the process has allowed prosecutors to make decisions that […]

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How to Chase Bad Guys: A Day in the Life of an FBI Agent

December 12, 2012

You see them in movies and on television, but most people have a limited idea of what it means to be an FBI agent. It probably comes as no surprise that they aren’t chasing criminals over rooftops all the time, but what exactly do they do? A quick glance at the official FBI job site […]

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