Courts differ on Gitmo detainees

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The conflicting rulings regarding the U.S. constitutional rights of the detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, given by the US District Court for the District of Columbia has confounded legal experts concerned with America's national security. While these rulings would have to be resolved by the Court of Appeals, the Department would have to explore other options for expeditiously resolving the issues.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, International aspects, Detention of persons, Detention, National security, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba

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Justice without bars

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Portland is adopting a non-traditional approach to juvenile crime whereby the convicted youth not charged with Measure 11 offenses and usually avoid lock-up. As a result the crime went down - the number of youthful offenders who had committed offenses came down to 1019 in 2003 as compared to 1479 in 1998 and violent crimes committed by juveniles dropped from 1263 in 1998 to 804 in 2003.

United States, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Juvenile Delinquency, Investigations, Surveys

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Bock: U.N. gitmo report 'incredibly inaccurate'

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American Legion National Commander Thomas L. Bock has stated that the United Nations (UN) report calling for the closure of the US detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as highly inaccurate. The report by the UN Human Rights Commission has concluded that force-feeding of hunger strikes, inhumane treatment and violent interrogations to be considered as mounting to torture.

Science & research, Research, Reports, United Nations, Concentration camps, Prisoner abuse

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