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    Hunger Strike In Prisons

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    A large number of prisoners go on a hunger strike in response to complaints by some inmates about their deprivation of rights by being placed in administrative segregated housing units. A spokespersons for inmates say that many inmates are willing to sacrifice their health and safety to stop the harsh segregation policies. The inmates refuse to eat‚ work assignments‚ leave cell‚ nor exercise. Prison officials claim that the hunger strike is a ploy by powerful prison gangs to increase their influence

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    Strike Against War

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    Strike Against War To begin with‚ I have a word to say to my good friends‚ my sister‚ and others who are moved to pity me. Some people are grieved because they imagine I am in the hands of unscrupulous persons who lead me astray and persuade me to espouse unpopular causes and make me the mouthpiece of their propaganda. Now‚ let it be understood once and for all that I do not want their pity; I would not change places with one of them. I know what I am talking about. My sources of information are

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    The role that the federal government played in the period surrounding the strike was mainly to help factory owners put an end on strikes. According to President Grover Cleveland‚ he believed that the Pullman strike was wasteful‚ disruptive and unlawful (Hewitt and Lawson‚ pg. 556). He thought that the Pullman trouble originated because neither the public nor the government had taken acceptable measures to control monopolies and corporations and had failed to “reasonably protect the rights of labor

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    Three Strikes Law

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    Three Strikes Law B. A. Barth Criminal Justice Administration 100204 The Three Strikes Laws Begun in the 1990s‚ the Three Strikes Laws are a category of statutes which were enacted in the United States by certain state governments. These laws were enacted to mandate longer periods of imprisonment for persons convicted of a felony on three or more separate offenses. The term is used similar the three strikes and you’re out rule in baseball. This could also be described‚ as such statutes

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    Three Strikes law

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    Three Strikes and You’re Out The “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law is a law that was passed by California Voters in 1994. What this law basically means is that people who have been convicted of three or more serious felonies or violent crimes may end up being sentenced a longer amount of time in prison or even facing life in prison. Violent offenses include murder‚ robbery of a residence in which a deadly or dangerous weapon is used‚ rape and other sex offenses. Serious offenses include the same

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    Three Strike Proposal

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    Three-strikes is a Mindless Response to Crime In 1983‚ a young man named Michael was brought before a Pennsylvania court on a charge of armed robbery: he stole $50 from a taxi driver using a toy gun. A few days later he was arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional

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    Alcohol Strike Policy

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    the dorms is regulated ineffectively‚ the issue is rooted from RA training and then manifests to communication between RAs and students. Although OU is a dry campus freshman students still drink in the dorms without fear of being caught. The alcohol strike policy is intended to deter students from drinking on campus but the policy is hardly ever strictly enforced unless a complaint of alcohol is made by another student. Saying OU is a dry campus is a joke in itself made to sound nice. The first person

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    Three Strikes Rule

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    Mr. Gundersen Government and Politics AP 29 September 2013 The Three Strikes Rule The relation of violent crimes and the idea of recidivism has always been something that has been taken into account in the legal system. As early as 1895 in the Gladstone Committee Report‚ habitual offenders have garnered attention in penology circles (Katkin 99). The idea of punishing recidivism is split among politicians‚ though‚ as many politicians who disagree argue that the result is too monetarily costly

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    Homestead Strike of 1892

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    The Homestead Strike of 1892 By: Industrial Relations Homestead is located on the Monogahela River eight miles from Pittsburgh. In 1892 the town had a population of about 12‚000 people. In 1880 it had a population of about 600 people. The town evolved around the Carnegie mills. With out the steel mill the town would have little existence. The mill property covered 600 acres of the 600 acres 37 of that is covered with varies buildings. The mills facilities were lighted by electricity which

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    Three Strikes Law

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    http://articles.sfgate.com/2004-03-05/opinion/17416623_1_three-strikes-law-violent-crime-third-strike The purpose of the “three strike” law against offenders was originally to help reduce the number of criminals who were running around free but what it had come down to was costing tax payers more than what they had bargained for. More than 57% of offenders in California who are placed in prison for the “three strike” law were typically arrested for nonviolent offenses such as drug violations

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