OLYMPIA — Incorrect language on a court sentencing form improperly shaved off community supervision and treatment time for at least 73 Washington state sex offenders participating in a special program ...

In early 2005, Emily Owens was halfway through her Ph.D. thesis in economics at the University of Maryland. Her topic: the deterrence effect of long prison sentences. She had just received data from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Eight years was added to man’s prison sentence by error, but now it has been corrected after we called attention to it. WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler has been working to get ...

Our brains are wired to detect and process grammatical errors automatically without us even realising it, according to research from the University of Oregon. Previous studies concluded that our ...

DENVER (AP/CBS4) - Hundreds of Colorado criminals were apparently given erroneous prison sentences, and judges and corrections officials across the state are scrambling to keep them from getting out ...

In the business world, effective communication is paramount. However, even seasoned professionals can fall prey to common sentence errors that undermine their message and credibility. In this article, ...

WRITING is a thing. It demands precision and attention to details for you to get it right. Many people hold back from writing because they feel that they always make mistakes in connection with ...

Some users may have already noticed that Microsoft Word has started flagging two spaces after a full stop as an error, settling the great space debate once and for all. First spotted by University of ...

Instead of a sentence in state prison, offenders in the program get a suspended sentence along with a mix of county jail time, treatment and community supervision. That can include visits with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DENVER—Hundreds of Colorado criminals were apparently given erroneous prison sentences, and judges and corrections officials across the state are scrambling ...