Criminal Law 
Prison population not increasing despite tough-on-crime laws: Toews – Regina Leader-Post
WINNIPEG — Canada’s prison population has not exploded, contrary to opposition critics’ dire predictions about the government’s anti-crime laws, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Wednesday. The number of inmates in federal prisons as …
L.A. has lowest crime among big U.S. cities, midyear figures show – Los Angeles Times
Beck acknowledged it was not possible to know the exact impact the law is having on crime rates but said it would be “foolish” to assume it was not contributing to the rise in property crimes. “Crime is not down … Continue reading
Chilean hate-crime legislation signed into law – YAHOO!
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s president signed an anti-discrimination law Thursday following the killing of a gay man beaten by attackers who carved swastikas into his body. Zamudio was found beaten and mutilated in a city park, with …
Missouri bolsters protection for seniors, disabled – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri already has a law that makes it a crime to take financial advantage of an elderly or disabled person through deception, intimidation or force. However, officials say it has been difficult for prosecutors to prove cases of financial exploitation … Continue reading
Judge weighs Mississippi abortion law injunction – United Press International
Clinic attorneys contended failure to comply with the law could open doctors to criminal prosecution. “Any assumption that might happen is speculation,” said Ben Bryant, of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, while defending the law …
Sex trafficker has £45k seized under proceeds of crime laws – Daily Record
A SCOTS sex trafficker who controlled a prostitution network across the UK has been ordered to cough up £45,000. Stephen Craig, 35, was jailed for more than three years last October for arranging travel, accommodation and advertising for 14 women.
Prison population not increasing despite tough-on-crime laws: Toews – St. John’s Telegram
WINNIPEG — Federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (TAYVZ’) says predictions of an explosion in the prison population are not coming true. Toews says the country’s inmate population stood at just under 15,000 as of June 30 — almost …
Tough-on-crime laws not causing jump in prison population: Toews – Globe and Mail
Federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says predictions of an explosion in the prison population are not coming true. Mr. Toews says the country’s inmate population stood at just under 15,000 as of June 30 — almost 3,000 below what … Continue reading
Despite tough-on-crime laws, prison population not increasing: Toews – globaltvbc.com
WINNIPEG – Federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says predictions of an explosion in the prison population are not coming true. Toews says the country’s inmate population stood at just under 15,000 as of June 30 — almost 3,000 below … Continue reading
Crime bill supporters press lawmakers to act on repeat violent offenders – Abington Mariner
Supporters of crime and sentencing bills before the Legislature that would … but released a statement that was read at the rally endorsing a habitual offender law, and urging conferees to restore some of the crimes that would trigger the … Continue reading
