http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/ny-expects-further-drop-prison-inmates <p>ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials project the state's prisons will shed 1,000 more inmates over the next four years, partly because of relaxed drug laws.</p><p>That follows a 25 percent drop since 1999.</p><p>The inmate population is below 55,000 after peaking at more than 72,000 in 1999 under the harsh Rockefeller-era drug laws.</p><p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:46:53 +0000 Associated Press 56624 at http://wamc.org NY expects further drop in prison inmates http://wamc.org/post/ma-man-terrorism-ties-sentenced-17-years-prison <p>A Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida has been sentenced by a federal judge in Boston to 17 and a half years in prison. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:25:38 +0000 Paul Tuthill 36727 at http://wamc.org MA Man with Terrorism Ties Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Prison