(Reuters) Police using dogs and air support converged on a town in western New York state on Saturday (June 20) to investigate a possible sighting of two convicted murderers who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago, a police spokesman said. New York State police shut off roads and searched cars near the town of Friendship close to the border with Pennsylvania, as police helicopters flew patrols overhead. Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, […]
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Pimentel favors new arrangements for pregnant detainees, prisoners
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights wants alternative arrangements like house and hospital arrests for pregnant detainees and prisoners, in recognition of women’s rights as embodied in the constitution.





