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Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.

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Frank E. Tyson, 53, died face down and handcuffed while being arrested April 18. Tyson, according to 911 callers, walked into ...

A little over a year ago, Michael Ardizone complained to jail officials in Pike County, Mississippi, that he’d been locked up for more than a year with no attorney and no indictment on his drug ...