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Darren Bailey keeps up SAFE-T Act attacks

The two-time Republican nominee for governor says he doesn't object to the law's effort of keeping people charged with crimes from sitting in jail simply because they can't afford bail. But he argues it has gone far beyond that.

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5 takeaways after judge orders Alabama to retry man convicted on bite mark evidenceCharles McCrory was sent to prison for his wife's murder 40 years ago. Now, a federal judge said his 1985 trial was unfair.

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Today in History: R. Kelly convicted in a sex trafficking trialOn Sept. 27, 2021, R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted in a sex trafficking trial in New York after numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children; a federal appeals court upheld the convictions and his 30-year prison sentence in 2025.

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Miami Art Dealer Who Faked Warhol Paintings Vanishes Before His Own SentencingBefore You Read The Full Story — Three Things To Know Leslie Roberts, the Coconut Grove gallery owner who sold forged Andy Warhol prints, didn't show up to his own sentencing hearing. A federal judge in Florida pushed the hearing back a week while prosecutors and Roberts' own attorney try to find him. Roberts has Miami art dealer Leslie Roberts missed…

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Bay Area rapper DreamLlifeRizzy pleads guilty to federal gun chargeThe charge technically carries up to 15 years in federal prison, but it appears far from likely Jarico "DreamLlifeRizzy" Anderson will face that much time.

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NYC jails saw 76% hike in inmate infractions for fights and assaultsNYC’s embattled jail system saw a whopping 76% spike in penalties handed out to detainees for fights and assaults -- and jail-based arrests also soared -- as a federal court-appointed manager assumed control over Rikers Island, new data shows.

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Harrison man gets federal prison time for selling meth near a sports complex in FayettevilleFAYETTEVILLE -- A previously convicted drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison Wednesday for distributing methamphetamine near a Fayetteville softball complex, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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When Is It? Why Does It Keep Changing?When is Sean “Diddy” Combs' release date from prison after serving his sentence on federal prostitution convictions? And why does it keep changing?.

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Florida man sentenced to six years in federal cocaine caseA Pensacola man got six years in federal prison for his part in a big cocaine trafficking ring linked to a Mexican cartel that used a Lafayette storage unit to stash drugs. The case involved 15 defendants and stretched from Mexico through Texas and Florida.

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Baltimore man gets 40 years in prison for plotting murder of womanA Baltimore man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for plotting the murder of a woman, theU.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announce

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Governor says Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.

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Darren Bailey did not disclose rent-free apartment, Dems sayThe Illinois Democratic Party has accused Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, of violating state campaign disclosure law by failing to publicly reveal who is providing him with a rent-free downtown Chicago apartment.

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Pritzker, Bailey trade barbs over governor’s Texas tripIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP contender Darren Bailey are both in Texas for this week's midterm Republican National Convention.

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East Dundee addresses backlash on Darren Bailey speech after mayor introduces GOP nominee at local eventGOP governor candidate Darren Bailey was introduced and handed the mic by East Dundee Village President Dan Pearson at the local Oktoberfest, prompting the village to issue a statement saying no candidates were invited.

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What to know about the race for Illinois governorIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey and independent candidate Collin Corbett are on the ballot in the race for governor in the Nov. 3 general election.

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