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Palestinian Prisoners` Mass Hunger Strike Concludes After Agreement is Reached

Supporters around the globe stand in solidarity with the prisoners. Perhaps Israel got the message.

(RAMALLAH, Palestine) - After nearly a full month of fasting, 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners ended their mass hunger strike, reaching an agreement with the Israeli Prison Service to attain certain core demands, according to Addameer.

Supporters laud the achievements of the prisoners’ movement and can only hope that Israel will implement any policy changes in good faith.

Nearly 80 Oregon Prison Inmates Died Between 2010-2011- Most `Unreported` Says AP

AP reports: "Most Oregon prison deaths unreported to public; 79 inmates died in custody on 2010-2011".

(SALEM) - A new story about Oregon prison deaths by The AP; Most Oregon prison deaths unreported to public; 79 inmates died in custody on 2010-2011 confirms many things we have reported.

All manner of Oregon prison deaths have not been reported to the public and they won't be in the future, Oregon officials say.

Appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

The couple is appealing their convictions of Meredith Kercher's murder.

(PERUGIA, Italy) - Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito will appeal their convictions for the Nov.1, 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, on Nov. 24, 2010. They are serving 26 and 25 years prison terms, respectively.

This appeal in Perugia, Italy, could take only five days or run for several months, depending upon whether the judge approves defense requests for further testing.

Dundee Murder Suspect Arrested in Oregon City

The man hunt is over: Jonathan Williams was arrested for the murder of Timothy Long.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Monday about 5:00 p.m., the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office responded to 15715 S. Hattan Road, Oregon City based on information received from the Newberg Police concerning Jonathan Williams, a Murder Suspect from their jurisdiction.

At 4:30 a.m. Saturday, neighbors in Dundee heard several gunshots and notified police. After searching for an hour, 30-year old Timothy Craig Long's body in a nearby driveway.

Oregon`s Death Camps: The Prison System

The death rates in the prisons are excessive and a result of the punitive medical care being dispensed or not dispensed to the prisoners.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I am not going to identify the prison nor the guard with a moral conscience from which this information comes.

It has come to my attention that the perverse medical care in the Oregon Prison system is in effect severely mistreating sick patients in effect making it a part of the punitive actions against these prisoners.

Dutchman Van der Sloot Confesses to Slaying in Lima

The suspect is apparently "coming clean" in this case.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Monday, a high-ranking Peruvian government official told NBC News that Joran van der Sloot confessed to the slaying of a 21-year-old woman in a Lima hotel room.

La Republica newspaper reported that Van der Sloot said he broke Stephany Flores' neck after she grabbed his laptop without his permission; she apparently discovered that he was involved in the disappearance of an American woman, Natalie Holloway.

Governor Establishes Inmate Re-Entry Council to Reduce Criminal Recidivism

Oregon prisons currently house nearly 13,500 inmates, a record number due to tougher sentencing laws and the state’s growing population.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski last week issued an executive order creating the Governor’s Re-Entry Council, a statewide leadership group to work collaboratively on improving the success and safety of inmates’ transitions back into society after they complete their sentences.

OSU Students Attend Class Inside Oregon State Penitentiary

Portland State University and the University of Oregon are also participating in Inside-Out.

(SALEM) - A group of Oregon State University students taking a Public Policy course with men in the state’s only maximum-security prison are among the first on the West Coast to participate in The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, a national program based at Temple University in Philadelphia.

OSU’s Michelle Inderbitzin, an assistant professor in sociology, received an L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award in 2005 to receive training in The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.

Her goal was to teach a class inside a prison that would include OSU students as well as incarcerated students.