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News in Brief
Loaded on April 15, 2006
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2006, page 42
News in Brief:Arizona: On March 22, 2006, David Leyva, 24, a guard at the Pima county jail was arrested on charges that he conspired to possess an unidentified narcotic drug.
Arkansas: On March 21, 2006, a brawl involving 12 prisoners that started over a bag of stolen instant coffee ...
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