Her fiancé has been in prison for 49 years. She’s hoping for a day when they can truly be together
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Harrisburg man sent to prison for deadly Hall Manor stabbing involving 18 wounds: Angel Echevarria-Rivera, 33, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in ...
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The first parents to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by their child were each sentenced to 10-15 years in prison edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing
Pres. Biden says an Arizona Supreme Court ruling which allows a near-total abortion ban from 1864 to go into effect "is a result of the extreme agenda of ... Show more abcnews.go.com/US/arizona-supreme-court-restricts-abortion-enforcing-total-ban/story
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
- Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.
- Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.
- Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.
- The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
‘Rust’ armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal shooting: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the chief armorer on the set of “Rust,” was sentenced Monday.
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Quick Glance: 'Rust' Armorer Sentenced to 18 Months in Fatal Shooting
- Former 'Rust' movie armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the New Mexico District Court Judge.
- The incident that shocked the film industry is believed to mark the first instance in recent history of a member of a film crew or cast being fatally injured by a live round mistakenly loaded into a firearm.
- Baldwin's trial is scheduled for July 10 following his indictment for involuntary manslaughter in January.
- Initially, Hutchins' death led to a halt in the use of real firearms and blank ammunition by US film and television productions, but many have resumed usage due to the authenticity they provide.
California man who killed 6-year-old on his way to kindergarten in road-rage shooting sentenced
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-man-killed-6-year-old-way-kindergarten-road-rage-shooting-s-rcna147667
Alex Murdaugh Gets 40 Years In Federal Prison For Stealing From Clients And His Law Firm
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Quick Glance: Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
- Alex Murdaugh received a 40-year prison sentence, in addition to a life term without parole for murdering his wife and son.
- Federal Judge Richard Gergel imposed a harsher punishment as Murdaugh had stolen from the most needy and vulnerable individuals.
- In his largest scheme, Murdaugh embezzled over 1.3 million dollars from more than two dozen clients, including the sons of his longtime housekeeper.
- Murdaugh apologized to his victims, attributing his crimes to nearly two decades of opioid addiction, which the judge dismissed as a feeble excuse.
Missouri executes Brian Dorsey despite prison staff's campaign to save him: Despite dozens of prison staffers’ campaign to save him, Missouri on Tuesday executed ...
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Prosecutors say school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents show ‘chilling lack of remorse’ after manslaughter convictions
cnn.com/2024/04/03/us/crumbley-parents-michigan-shooting-prosecutors-sentence/
Suspect in Mayor Bass break-in previously convicted of assault: Ephraim Hunter, 29, previously served time in a Massachusetts state prison for assault with a ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-22/mayor-bass-home-break-in-suspect-previously-convicted-of-violent-assault
Quick Glance: Barnard College Protest: Student Sanctioned and Homeless
- Isra Hirsi, daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, details campus protest violence and sanctions.
- Hirsi and fellow students suspended after pro-Palestinian protest, left without housing and food.
- Suspended students, like Hirsi, struggle with homelessness and lack of support after sanctions.
- Barnard College's response to the protest sparks free speech debate and criticism.
Rabbi serving murder sentence, dies in prison - UPI.com: A New Jersey rabbi who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for hiring a pair of hitmen to kill his wife ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/21/rabbi-neulander-serving-life-sentence-dies-in-prison/6681713745371/
Boca Raton man sentenced to 12 years in DUI crash that killed couple, injured 1: Jaime Gomez Escobedo, 36, of Boca Raton, was sentenced last week to 12 years in ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/22/boca-raton-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-dui-crash-that-killed-couple-injured-1/
This Texas Immigration Law Is Worse Than You Think: “The chaos is its own damage.”
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/sb4-texas-immigration-law-worse-than-you-think.html
US prisons were Covid hotbed, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside
wionews.com/world/us-prisons-were-covid-hotbed-where-inmates-nearly-35-times-more-likely-died-than-those-outside-712629
Fluvanna prison nurse accused of stealing painkillers, forging documents: A nurse at a hyper-monitored state women’s prison was arrested for allegedly stealing ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/opioids-fluvanna-prison-nurse-drug-diversion/article_5340608c-fce7-11ee-97b9-e3a0a16e22dc.html
Incarcerated people died 3.5 times more frequently at Covid peak than those outside – report
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/incarcerated-people-covid-death-rates
Fire that destroyed synagogue wasn’t a hate crime, prosecutors say. Arsonist faces charges
miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article287788670.html
LA County sheriff’s deputy accused of stealing motorist’s money: She could face up to six years and two months in state prison if convicted of all charges, the D ...
whittierdailynews.com/2024/04/17/l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-of-stealing-motorists-money/
‘Godfather’ gets 54 years in $150M Southern California workers’ comp scheme: Peyman Heidary, 53, recruited patients and exaggerated their injuries in Riverside ...
pressenterprise.com/2024/04/15/godfather-gets-54-years-in-150m-southern-california-workers-comp-scheme/
Lowering felony threshold for retail crime would end progress to reduce incarceration | Counterpoint
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/04/11/oklahoma-retail-felony-theft-threshold-exacerbate-overcrowding/73279020007/
Man pleads guilty to murdering 14-year-old niece, sister’s fiance in DeKalb : Royce Stewart had already served time in prison for killing someone when he stabbed ...
ajc.com/news/crime/man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-14-year-old-niece-sisters-fiance-in-dekalb/ILMPVBWRSNCYPH7LPSPAC5OFGM/
N.J. man pleads guilty to sexually abusing, killing his pet cat : Bani J. Mezquititla, 19, admitted to two counts of animal cruelty and faces up to five years in ...
nj.com/monmouth/2024/04/nj-man-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-killing-his-pet-cat.html
Why witnesses could only see part of the process when Missouri executed Brian Dorsey
kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article287382615.html
Ohio patrol investigating shooting at a prison training range: The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting that happened at a state prison training ...
dispatch.com/story/news/state/2024/04/09/ohio-state-patrol-investigating-shooting-at-prison-training-range/73263274007/
Inmates at New York prison will get to watch eclipse after all : Inmates at New York state’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility will get to view Monday’s solar ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/inmates-new-york-prison-will-get-watch-eclipse-rcna146505
Congress terminated Osage reservation in allotment era, Oklahoma court rules: The decision means Oklahoma can continue to prosecute tribal citizens accused of ...
oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/04/04/osage-nation-oklahoma-reservation-does-not-exist-appeals-court-ruling/73208032007/
Alabama dentist sentenced to 160 years in prison for rape, sexual abuse, sodomy: Joseph Clarence Cox, 44, of Gadsden, was convicted on 13 counts of rape ...
al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2024/04/alabama-dentist-sentenced-to-160-years-in-prison-for-rape-sexual-abuse-sodomy.html
More SC inmates charged in nearly $5 million COVID fraud scheme: More South Carolina prison inmates are facing federal charges for their role in a nearly $5 ...
postandcourier.com/columbia/news/sc-prison-covid-fraud/article_c7375a46-f1d8-11ee-bbde-cb4adcc05906.html
‘He was a human being’: US prisoners are dying from treatable conditions: Exclusive: a Guardian investigation finds that inmates who died of preventable ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/04/new-jersey-prisons-deaths-preventable
Is Alex Murdaugh lying about missing assets? Feds say polygraph indicates he is.: Federal authorities said they don't think Murdaugh is being honest about $6 ...
postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updates/alex-murdaugh-polygraph-missing-money/article_c51483d4-ebb5-11ee-8951-bbfe62864988.html
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home ex-superintendent pleads guilty to neglect: The former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, where 76 veterans died in the early ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/26/holyoke-soldiers-home-ex-superintendent-pleads-guilty-to-neglect/
El Granada man gets 7 years in prison for crash that killed Apple software engineer
mercurynews.com/2024/03/27/el-granada-man-gets-7-years-in-prison-for-crash-that-killed-apple-software-engineer/
Death penalty on hold so San Quentin death row is dismantled: As California attempts to shift its prison system to become places of rehabilitation over ...
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Georgia plans first execution in years for Willie James Pye: A Georgia man convicted of killing his former girlfriend three decades ago has been put to death in ...
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I was just 24 when I fell in love with a death-row killer: A woman has revealed the moment she fell for a death row inmate before spiraling into a life of drugs ...
nypost.com/2024/03/23/lifestyle/swedish-women-explains-how-she-fell-in-love-with-us-death-row-inmate/
Ex-NYC correction officer convicted of smuggling contraband into jail made NYCHA super
nydailynews.com/2024/03/25/ex-nyc-correction-officer-convicted-of-smuggling-contraband-into-jail-made-nycha-super/
Philadelphia man released after 44 years in prison may face new trial: William Franklin, recently released after serving 44 years in prison, could walk from a ...
reuters.com/world/us/philadelphia-man-released-after-44-years-prison-may-face-new-trial-2024-03-22/
Lone survivor of 1984 Palm Sunday massacre in NYC, then an infant, wonders why she was spared
nydailynews.com/2024/03/24/lone-survivor-of-1984-palm-sunday-massacre-then-an-infant-wonders-why-she-was-spared/
San Mateo reaches $25 million settlement with three women sexually assaulted by officer
mercurynews.com/2024/03/20/san-mateo-reaches-25m-settlement-with-three-women-sexually-assaulted-by-officer/
Oklahoma needs criteria so first-time offenders can be judged impartially: People grow and change, even those in prison. Modification should be available to ...
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/2024/03/21/oklahoma-prisoners-longer-sentences-do-not-deter-crime-opinion/72978175007/
Man faces 50 years in shooting that he said was fueled by drugs, paranoia, fear of ambush
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/sorrento-man-faces-50-years-in-shooting-fueled-by-drug-fear/article_e340ecac-e6c5-11ee-a7c3-c306b29fedc0.html
Ex-MBTA cop gets 6 years in prison for 2012 rapes: Judge Joshua Wall sentenced Shawn McCarthy, 50, of Maine but formerly of Wilmington, to six years in state ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/20/ex-mbta-cop-gets-6-years-in-prison-for-2012-rapes/
A.M. ATL: An execution approaches: Today’s newsletter has the latest on Georgia's first scheduled execution since before the pandemic ...
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard ditches social media to avoid going ‘back to jail’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, at the advice of her parole officer, left social media this week ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/16/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ditches-social-media-going-back-to-jail/
Long Beach Police arrest suspect in 2023 killing of a Fontana man: 33-year-old Thomas Ferguson was fatally shot in 14th Street Park in October.
presstelegram.com/2024/03/18/long-beach-police-arrest-suspect-in-2023-killing-of-a-fontana-man/
Former death row inmate exonerated and freed after nearly 30 years: Daniel Gwynn, who painted artwork through his time in prison, was freed this week in ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/01/daniel-gwynn-philadelphia-wrongful-conviction/
Polish government wants to release 20,000 prisoners from overcrowded jails: A deputy justice minister blamed the former government for the problem ...
notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/18/polish-government-wants-to-release-20000-prisoners-from-overcrowded-jails/
Scott Peterson begins effort with LA Innocence Project to get DNA testing: The LA Innocence Project is backing Scott Peterson's effort to exonerate the convicted ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-12/scott-peterson-in-a-court-as-la-innocence-project-pushes-for-dna-testing-and-missing-reports
South Bay court weighs unusual resentencing bid from serial rapist: Through an irreplicable sequence of administrative actions and court rulings ...
mercurynews.com/2024/03/13/south-bay-court-weighs-unusual-resentencing-bid-from-serial-rapist/
Plans to steal a home for a big payout began while they still were in prison, authorities say
sun-sentinel.com/2024/03/12/plans-to-steal-a-home-for-a-big-payout-began-while-they-still-were-in-prison-authorities-say/
Philly woman sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison in Lincoln University stabbing death
inquirer.com/crime/nydira-smith-jawine-evans-stabbing-lincoln-university-prison-sentence-20240311.html
Biden appeals to supreme court to block Texas police migrant law: Federal appeals court reverses lower court’s decision, allowing Texas police to arrest those ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/04/biden-asks-supreme-court-block-texas-immigration-law
Gunman admits opening fire in crowded lobby, killing 1 man in Atlantic City: A Millville man plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter and faces 30 years in state ...
nj.com/atlantic/2024/03/gunman-admits-opening-fire-in-crowded-lobby-killing-1-man-in-atlantic-city.html
A man who shot at a police officer outside the King of Prussia Mall will spend decades in prison
inquirer.com/crime/andrew-wiley-sentencing-shooting-upper-merion-king-of-prussia-mall-20240308.html
Pell Grants offer prison inmates a chance to pursue a college education: The federal program is giving many behind bars a reason to hope.
abcnews.go.com/US/pell-grants-offer-prison-inmates-chance-pursue-college/story
Former daycare worker gets 40 years in prison for sexual assaults of multiple children
nj.com/middlesex/2024/03/former-daycare-worker-gets-40-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assaults-of-multiple-children.html
Ex-NFL player Chad Wheeler sentenced to 81 months in prison; survivor of attack reacts
usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/03/01/chad-wheeler-sentenced-prison-domestic-violence-alleah-taylor/72813616007/
Kenneth Eugene Smith: UN condemns Alabama nitrogen gas execution: Reports indicate that Kenneth Eugene Smith thrashed for several minutes while being put to ...
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Quick Glance: Alabama's First Execution with Nitrogen Gas: What Happened and What's Next
- Kenneth Smith was executed using nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution with this method.
- Smith, 58, sentenced to death for a 1988 murder-for-hire, previously survived a failed lethal injection attempt in 2022.
- His legal team lost a final appeal to the US Supreme Court on Thursday evening, voicing concern about potential pain or torture from nitrogen hypoxia.
- Alabama's Attorney General expects many states to follow their example and is ready to assist in implementing this method.
Self-described 'Incel' gets prison for plot to kill women at Ohio State University
cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/29/osu-shooting-plot-ohio-incel-gets-prison-for-plan-to-kill-women/72794017007/
Corruption, violence, drugs and gangs are 'pervasive' in 3 Mississippi prisons: Justice Department
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The Jinx part two has the potential to be just as explosive as its predecessor : Andrew Jarecki's investigative series returns to fill in the gaps in Robert ...
gq-magazine.co.uk/article/everything-we-know-about-the-jinx-part-two
Officer did nothing as inmate was held down, beaten for his ‘going away party,’ feds say
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Taste of prison: Agra jail inmates open restaurant for outsiders
deccanherald.com/india/taste-of-prison-agra-jail-inmates-open-restaurant-for-outsiders-2916149
Man charged with murder in Wadmalaw Island shooting has history of gun crimes: David Matthew Legare is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Elijah Jones ...
postandcourier.com/news/david-matthew-legare-arrested-in-slaying-of-elijah-jones/article_7e16438a-d4bf-11ee-b6e6-9fa1a39abd82.html
‘Absolutely horrendous’: Judge sends ex-priest to prison for groping teen cancer patient
cleveland.com/court-justice/2024/02/absolutely-horrendous-judge-sends-ex-priest-to-prison-for-groping-teen-cancer-patient.html
Man who 'viciously assaulted' Asian woman in Manhattan sentenced to 15 years in prison - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/02/21/Man-who-viciously-assaulted-Asian-woman-in-Manhattan-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison/9081708567230/
State prison guards punished for misconduct were rehired at KY juvenile justice agency
kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article285715641.html
Suspect in hate crime vs 65-yr-old Filipino woman gets 15 years in prison: Suspect in hate crime vs 65-yr-old Filipino woman gets 15 years in prison
news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/22/suspect-in-hate-crime-vs-65-yr-old-filipino-woman-gets-15-years-in-prison-1022
Weinstein appealing 2020 rape conviction. New York's top court to hear arguments: New York’s highest court will hear arguments in Harvey Weinstein's quest to ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/harvey-weinstein-appealing-2020-rape-conviction-new-yorks-107223757
Georgia prison medical provider cites millions in extra costs due to violence : The medical provider, Wellpath. wants to end its contract as violence drives up ...
ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-medical-provider-cites-millions-in-extra-costs-due-to-violence/RZH5DDKJ75HJJALOSWP5A3GUXA/
Molly and Tom Martens to be released three weeks early after serving plea-deal sentences
irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/02/14/molly-and-tom-martens-to-be-released-three-weeks-early-after-serving-plea-deal-sentences/
Ex-Olympian pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 9 boys — but true number of victims unknown
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-olympian-pleads-guilty-sexually-assaulting-9-boys-true-number-victi-rcna138856
2 men who shot at detective in South Jersey mobile home park sentenced to prison: They did not fire the shot that struck and seriously injured him, however.
nj.com/salem/2024/02/2-men-who-shot-at-detective-in-south-jersey-mobile-home-park-sentenced-to-prison.html
Jon Margolis, former Newsday reporter, dies at 83: Margolis served as Albany bureau chief and covered the deadly uprising at Attica Correctional Facility near ...
newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/jon-margolis-p8qlnqyw
Inmate who didn’t return to Atlanta prison facility captured in N.C.: A Carroll County man serving a 30-year sentence without the possibility of parole for ...
ajc.com/news/crime/convicted-killer-at-large-in-atlanta-after-failing-to-return-from-work-program/CTZXTYIOC5A3JKV2L5MSC2NQGA/
Bijou Phillips Shares How She's Doing Amid Danny Masterson Divorce: Phillips, who filed to divorce Masterson in September, tied the knot with the 47-year-old ...
toofab.com/2024/02/05/bijou-phillips-shares-how-shes-doing-amid-danny-masterson-divorce/
College’s program takes education behind bars. Why it’s recognized as a model for California
sacbee.com/news/california/article285026667.html
Ex-con, 60, arrested for fatal shooting outside Harlem pizzeria: Tyrone Holley, who was paroled less than two years ago after spending 17 years in prison ...
nydailynews.com/2024/02/06/ex-con-60-arrested-for-fatal-shooting-outside-harlem-pizzeria/
Denver 19-year-old sentenced for murder of refugee: A Denver man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a refugee from Africa has received a suspended sentence of ...
denverpost.com/2024/02/06/murder-sentencing-duckworth-goro-refugee-denver/
Glamorous murder-for-hire equestrian Tatyana Remley unrecognizable in prison mugshot
nypost.com/2024/02/06/news/tatyana-remley-unrecognizable-in-first-prison-mugshot/
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