Another By-Product of the Recession: A Flood of Ex-Convicts

In 2000, when Glenn Martin was leaving prison in upstate Attica, New York, after serving six years for robbery, the correctional officer thanked him in a way he’d never forget: “He said my being there helped pay for his boat, and that when my son came there he would help pay for his son’s boat.” As cruel and obnoxious as the comment was, it was a reasonable expectation.

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12 killed, 25 hurt in Slovakia bus-train collision

At least 12 people were killed and 25 were injured Saturday when a train collided with a bus in Slovakia, government officials said. “Having considered the matter, the government adheres to its previously articulated position,” said a Justice Department document filed in federal court in Washington.

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