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Alabama House Republicans Thursday sank a bill that would have given some people serving life in prison under the state’s Habitual Offender Law a chance to have their convictions reviewed. HB 29, sponsored by Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, would allow those who received a final sentence in a trial court before May 26, 2000 to […] The post Alabama House Republicans kill ‘second chance’ bill appeared first on Alabama Reflector. ....
Shreveport man profiled by KATC Investigates fatally shot KATC Investigates Shreveport native Fate Winslow, 53, was sentenced to life in prison for his fourth felony offense, a $20 marijuana sale. He was released from Angola in December 2020. and last updated 2021-05-12 20:05:28-04 SHREVEPORT, La. â Shreveport native Fate Winslow has been fatally shot just months after being released early from a life sentence in prison under Louisianaâs Habitual Offender Law. According to the Caddo Parish Coronerâs Office, Winslow was pronounced dead at the scene of a May 4 shooting in the 4600 block of Linwood Avenue in Shreveport. His female companion, Tammy Sheree Williams Harris, 48, of the Linwood Avenue address, was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, where she succumbed to her wounds. ....
KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption? Part II katc and last updated 2021-04-06 05:00:47-04 Louisianaâs Habitual Offender law has condemned thousands of Louisianans to life imprisonment for minor offenses, helping make Louisiana the world leader for incarceration. KATC Investigates finds out if this tough on crime rhetoric benefited the state and who controls the sentencing. âIf the state legislature passes laws regarding habitual offenders we need to use that law to protect our citizens,â said St. Landry Parish Sheriff, Bobby Guidroz. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the Habitual Offender Law isnât being used enough. In his almost 50 years in law enforcement, habitual offenders are a recurring problem. ....