Articles related to "Convict"

Convict Cichlids are prolific breeders and can adapt to a wide range of water conditions in a freshwater aquarium.

An overview of the history of transportation to Australia as a penal sentence for criminals from Britain in the 1700s-1800s.

New technology and DNA have revealed the innocence of many inmates. But what happens when more than a decade of your life was stolen and you are left with nothing?

Recent changes in felon disenfranchisement laws in Florida may have an impact on the next election.

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy is driving homosexual servicemen and women out in droves only to be replaced by prisoners with criminal records.

Sarah Island, accessed by passage through Hell's Gates offers a glimpse of what life must have been like for convicts sent to prison settlements in Tasmania.

Very few murder mystery writers can boast being a convicted murderer. Anne Perry is one such author. She is best known for her Victorian murder mystery novels.

The British government's decision to colonise a newly discovered land in the south began the transportation to Australia of convicts considered the dregs of society.

On November 25, 2008 the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decided that a Croatian man convicted of war crimes could not be deported and returned to Croatia.

Should close relatives of criminals be DNA profiled or is it a violation of civil liberties? Will kinship analysis aid the criminal justice system or abuse human rights?

Bernard Kerik had a spectacular rise, from detective to commissioner of the nation's largest police force to nominee for Homeland Security secretary in only 15 years.

Federal law provides significant penalties for felons in possession of weapons, unless the felon has his rights restored by the convicting state.

The Engineer Goby is a fantastic beginner's fish which has fascinating characteristics, and the ability to mesmerize the aquarist into watching him work away his hours.

Deputy Virgil Ormsby chases the murderess all the way to Hawaii before bringing her back for trial. She is convicted and sent to prison for a possible life sentence.

Phil Spector, famed record producer was found guilty of second degree murder and using a firearm in commission of a crime. He faces serving 18 years of a life sentence.

The Combined DNA Index System, CODIS, combines computer and DNA technologies into an effective tool for fighting violent crime and finding missing persons.

Convict history holds an awkward place in Australia's past, nowhere more so than in Tasmania. The former penal settlement of Port Arthur is a popular tourist attraction.

When a sexual predator lives in the neighborhood, many people choose to panic. However, it is better to focus on preparedness if a registered sex offender moves in.

Find out the itemised account of the First Fleets provisions, in order to better understand the care that it took in setting up the first ever settlement of Australia.

For over 150 years, Britain often disposed of her criminals by shipping convicts off to the New World.

Banished from their homeland in 1787, more than 750 of Britain's convicts were launched on a perilous sea voyage to the other side of the world.

"The Delivery Man" is a logic-based riddle. Figure it out and then try it on your friends!

Convicted prisoners, including murderers, escape each year from Ford Open Prison and despite the best efforts of Police and Prison authorities not all are recaptured.

This six part series highlights the Villalobos Ranch which is dedicated to pit bull training and criminal rehabilitation. Animal Planet airs the new reality mini-series.

In 1828 a teller at the Bank of Australia discovered that thieves had tunnelled into the vault and stolen £14,000, infuriating authorities and amusing the general public.

Pristine beaches, rugged mountains, a charming capital city and sites of rich convict history. There are so many tourist highlights that sum up the best of Tasmania.

One of the most legendary femme fatales, exotic dancers and courtesans of the twentieth century, Mata Hari was first and foremost remembered as a spy. But was she?

2008's Prom Night looks and acts like a low-budget horror film. Strangely enough, it's not. The film was actually created with a budget of $20 million.

Who is Roman Polanski? The question has two main responses. He is an award-winning director. He is also an accused fugutive rapist.

Every family tree has a few black sheep, but they're often hard to find. After all, most people don't advertise the fact that grandpa was a horse thief, or worse.

There are documented cases of the deceased's communications being involved in court cases and of spirit possession. This case might involve both phenomena.

The island state of Tasmania, Australia has many delights for a traveller to explore. This travel guide divides the state into nine manageable areas.

David Hill offers a fascinating and factual account of the preparation and journey of the First Fleet and the establishment of a British colony in Sydney, Australia.

Penal colonies were places where many civilized societies prior to the nineteenth century would send criminals in order for punishment and to use them for cheap labor.

Is justice truly served when those convicted of crimes such as murder are released from prison early due to failing health? Can justice be compassionate?

Teapot Dome was one of the largest political scandals of the early twentieth century and one of many scandals under President Warren Harding.

The analysis of hair left behind at a crime scene has put many a bad guy behind bars; some of those "bad guys" weren't bad guys at all.

Most people who are buying a new home are often concerned with several characteristics of their neighborhood such as the schools, traffic, and especially their neighbors.

Many litigators defending sex offenders choose to portray the accused as victims merely acting out against personal wounds, forcing juries to decide who the victim is.

The Justice Minister has tabled proposed legislation to get tougher on large financial frauds.. This comes in the wake of recent high profile Canadian Ponzi schemes.

The need for closure can be extreme - so extreme, that it often affects innocent beings. And this desperate need for closure can have severe consequences.

There are four basic categories of punishment for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in Alabama, determined primaily by the DUI conviction history of the driver

To be found guilty of perjury, the government must prove that the individual who testified under oath made at least one false statement and knew the statement was false.

The first fingerprint evidence ever; when was DNA evidence first used in the USA? These are part of the interesting timeline of the History of Forensic Science.

After spending 27 years in a Texas Prison, The Innocence Project by using DNA helped exonerate James Lee Woodard, who had been incarcerated for a murder he didn't commit.

Perched under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks is an adventurous playground for adults and children to explore, indulge and feel the freedom of open space.

Compensation to the families of children infected with HIV may mean six convicted health professionals escape the death penalty.

The exciting action film The Condemned practices violence, but preaches anti-violence.

Timberlake Wertenbaker is a fascinating playwright and it begins with her name.

Visitors and residents of Sydney are in for a treat in June, when a three-day festival re-enacts a fire which devastated a convict ship in the harbor 195 years ago.