Faith-Healing Parents Get Probation For Negligent Death Of Son

ecigarettes — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:57:53 +0000

An Oregon couple whose teenaged son died from a burst appendix because they don't believe in modern medicine accepted a plea deal to avoid jail. Last December, Austin Sprout became sick with flu-like symptoms. Instead of taking the 16 year old to a doctor, his mother and stepfather chose to pray for his recovery. Sprout's condition deteriorated over more than a week, however, and an autopsy revealed that an infection from the burst appendix killed him, the Crewsell Chronicle reported.

Florida Prisoners Serving 194% More Time For Drugs Than In 1990s

ecigarettes — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:13:01 +0000

Florida inmates convicted of non-violent drug crimes spent 194 percent more time behind bars in 2009 than they did in 1990, costing the state billions of dollars but providing little public safety benefit, a new study found. The study, by the Pew Center on the States, examined trends in 35 states that provided data on incarceration for inmates convicted of violent crimes, property crimes and drug offenses. It found that nationally, state inmates across all categories of offenses served an average of nine additional months in custody, a rise of 36 percent since 1990.

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Faith-Healing Parents Get Probation For Negligent Death Of Son

Florida Prisoners Serving 194% More Time For Drugs Than In 1990s