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  • When the jailed suffragettes went on hunger-strikes while incarcerated, the government passed the “Cat and Mouse Act”: if a suffragette went on a hunger strike, once ill she would be released from prison and re-arrested when well again.

    Shoulder to Shoulder | Edwardian Promenade 2010

  • First-time offenders on minor crimes are generally offered an "adjournment in contemplation of dismissal", where charges are dismissed after six months if the offender is not re-arrested.10.30am: Today marks the one month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

    Occupy Wall Street live: one month on 2011

  • In March 2007, judges and magistrates went on a one-week strike when opposition leader Kizza Besigye and other opposition members were re-arrested.

    Uganda Lawyers on Three-Day Strike 2011

  • In a country with so much ingenuity, and in a world where there are many fine examples of how to keep prisoners from recidivating, two-thirds of all released U.S. prisoners are re-arrested within three years, and over half end up back in prison.

    Elena Quintana: Toward an Industry of Peace Elena Quintana 2011

  • Also on Friday, police re-arrested Clive Goodman , the former News of the World royal family correspondent, people familiar with the matter said.

    Ex-Cameron Aide Arrested in Hacking Case Alistair MacDonald 2011

  • It was particularly ironic that a couple of the Gitmo terrorists released early in his presidency had been re-arrested after shooting up a grade school in Chicago, killing over 100 children.

    TEOTWAWKI: The Long Walk Home, ch. 1 “Election Day” « Mark12ministries’s Weblog 2009

  • Martin Stolar, a defence lawyer, said he was wary of the deal, as it would become void if a protester was re-arrested over a six month period.

    Occupy Wall Street – Tuesday 25 October 2011 2011

  • Ishaq was re-arrested about a week ago after making inflammatory speeches against Shiites in the country.

    Twelve die in Pakistan bus attack 2011

  • They were re-arrested last year during a raid on a terror training camp in Aceh province.

    Militants teach jihad in Indonesian prisons 2011

  • In a country with so much ingenuity, and in a world where there are many fine examples of how to keep prisoners from recidivating, two-thirds of all released U.S. prisoners are re-arrested within three years, and over half end up back in prison.

    Elena Quintana: Toward an Industry of Peace Elena Quintana 2011

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