51.   The ruling held that forcing convicted criminals to forfeit their private property did not amount to illegal extra punishment or an unconstitutional second charge for the same crime.

52.   The show gives convicted criminals a chance at televised jury trials, with real judges and prosecutors.

53.   The work is often underpaid and undervalued, and convicted criminals do not always want to take advantage of these opportunities.

54.   They argue that a convicted criminal should not be able to avoid punishment because of a clerical error.

55.   They have kept firearms out of the hands of thousands of convicted criminals.

56.   They said they recognized that the unannounced airlift was traumatic for the prisoners, but they also pointed out that convicted criminals should expect to face trauma in prison.

57.   U.S. presidents are responsible for the ultimate decisions about pardons and paroles for convicted criminals who have served a portion of their sentences.

58.   Under the new law, only the mentally ill, drug addicts and convicted criminals may not own a gun.

59.   Unlike state sentences, under which convicted criminals can serve as little as half their terms, federal sentencing laws are much more strict.

60.   When convicted criminals are released into society, they can either become productive taxpayers or continue to be dangers to society.