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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/
Oklahoma needs to focus on prison reforms, not exploiting inmates with rodeo: Prisoners participating in these contests get thrown by bulls, gored by their horns ...
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/2024/03/28/oklahoma-state-penitentiary-rodeo-step-wrong-direction-opinion-sue-ann-arnall/73080682007/
Oregon prison watchdog says Tina Kotek’s top aides and corrections department stonewall him
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/03/oregon-prison-watchdog-says-tina-koteks-top-aides-and-corrections-department-stonewall-him.html
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 ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/california-death-penalty-san-quentin-19363491.php
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Georgia man, convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, put to death in state's first execution in over 4 years
wionews.com/world/georgia-man-convicted-of-killing-ex-girlfriend-put-to-death-in-states-first-execution-case-in-over-4-years-702554
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/
California prison agency in court for requiring Sikh guards to shave: Since 2022, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has banned most ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-25/feds-take-california-prison-agency-to-court-for-policy-requiring-sikh-guards-to-shave-beards
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/
Teen sentenced for killing 12-year-old, showing off body on video chat: A Pennsylvania teen who shot and killed a 12-year-old girl, then later showed off her ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/22/teen-sentenced-killing-hunting-rifle-showing-body-video/
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
Marlboro man gets prison for machete attack during soccer game argument: A Middlesex Superior Court jury found Abel Hernandez, 41, guilty of threatening to ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/20/marlboro-man-gets-prison-for-machete-attack-during-soccer-game-argument/
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 ...
ajc.com/news/am-atl-an-execution-approaches/MKCCQWDW3VAQXELGM22Q6NPGAI/
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/
Orange County man gets 15 years to life for murdering wife: A San Clemente fertility doctor was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison after fatally ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-18/orange-county-man-killed-his-wife-and-made-it-look-like-an-accident-he-gets-15-years-to-life-prison-term
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/
Jake Tapper: Finally, Justice for C. J. Rice: Two years ago, I wrote an Atlantic cover story about the case of C. J. Rice, a Philadelphia teenager convicted of ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/cj-rice-philadelphia-exonerated/677787/
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
Missourians convicted of drug felonies could keep food aid under House-backed plan
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/missourians-convicted-of-drug-felonies-could-keep-food-aid-under-house-backed-plan/article_7687c86c-e150-11ee-b045-7bd7ec478528.html
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/
Missouri inmate got a life insurance check when his mom died. Then the AG took it.
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/missouri-inmate-got-a-life-insurance-check-when-his-mom-died-then-the-ag-took/article_feab4ef0-dfd2-11ee-979e-abb3023ec4d3.html
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
Alexei Navalny was often asked: ‘Do you fear for your life?’: Sarah Rainsford on how Putin's opponent never abandoned his belief in "the beautiful Russia of the ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-68320268
Britt Reid, son of Andy Reid, has prison sentence commuted by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson
usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chiefs/2024/03/01/britt-reid-prison-sentence-commuted-missouri-governor/72811672007/
Brandon Elliot sentenced after he was accused of NYC Times Square attack on Vilma Kari
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Criminal justice reformer arrested after torso found in New York apartment: Sheldon Johnson, 48, who championed rehabilitation after he was released from prison ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/sheldon-johnson-arrested-torso-new-york
Quick Glance: Father's Shock Over Ex-Con Son's Arrest in Bronx (EXCLUSIVE)
- The father of the ex-con charged with murder after being found in the same Bronx apartment as a dismembered body believed his son had turned his life around after years in prison.
- Colin Small, 44, was allegedly killed by Sheldon Johnson Jr., 48, who was charged Thursday with murder, manslaughter, and weapon possession, according to the police.
- Police believe surveillance footage shows Sheldon Johnson Jr. entering and exiting the apartment in different outfits hours after the slaying, before the discovery of the torso inside.
- Following a 25-year sentence for a 1997 robbery, the suspect was released from Sing Sing Correctional Facility in May. He then started working as a client advocate for Queens Defenders.
Border life goes on despite bill failure and threat to 'shut it down.': Border rhetoric is likely to only intensify this presidential election year ...
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/13/border-security-rhetoric-affects-communities/72401347007/
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
Giraffe 'Benito' escapes extreme temperatures for new home: A giraffe is being moved 2,000km south from Ciudad Juárez in northern Mexico to more temperate climes ...
bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68061512
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
Westchester man dies in N.Y. State prison after nurses fail to treat throat infection: wife
nydailynews.com/2024/03/05/westchester-man-dies-in-ny-state-prison-after-nurses-fail-to-treat-throat-infection/
Britt Reid's reduced sentence leaves young victim's family 'disgusted': Statements put out by the family of Ariel Young and their lawyer questioned Gov ...
nypost.com/2024/03/03/sports/britt-reids-reduced-sentence-leaves-young-victims-family-disgusted/
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-N.J. cop found guilty of assaulting his young son so severely he spent 6 weeks in the hospital
nj.com/essex/2024/03/ex-nj-cop-found-guilty-of-assaulting-his-young-son-so-severely-he-spent-6-weeks-in-the-hospital.html
Save youngsters from prison; save lives & money: The city has announced major cuts to Alternative to Incarceration programs, including The New York Foundling’s ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/05/save-youngsters-from-prison-save-lives-money/
Pa. man exonerated after spending nearly 30 years on death row: Daniel Gwynn was released Thursday from the state prison in Montgomery County.
pennlive.com/news/2024/03/pa-man-exonerated-after-spending-nearly-30-years-on-death-row.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 ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68109309
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
abcnews.go.com/US/corruption-violence-drugs-gangs-pervasive-3-mississippi-prisons/story
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
Shapiro’s $18M plan would house youth on the grounds of a maximum-security men’s prison
inquirer.com/crime/shapiro-pennsylvania-budget-juvenile-justice-unit-sci-phoenix-20240228.html
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
American man rescued from remote part of Mexico: Joseph Constantine Buonincontri was found in a house made of natural materials.
abcnews.go.com/International/american-man-rescued-remote-part-mexico/story
‘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
Gavin Newsom could save $1 billion by closing 5 California prisons, legislative analyst says
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article285937501.html
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SeaTac federal detainees grow desperate amid lack of medical care: Records and interviews with current and formerly incarcerated people indicate serious health ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seatac-federal-detainees-grow-desperate-amid-lack-of-medical-care/
She grew up next to a Pa. state prison; now she’s running the system: Pennsylvania's Corrections Secretary Laurel Harry is the state's first female to ...
pennlive.com/politics/2024/02/she-grew-up-next-to-a-pa-state-prison-now-shes-running-the-system.html
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On This Day, Feb. 23: Mexico begins assault on the Alamo - UPI.com: On Feb. 23, 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de ...
upi.com/Top_News/2023/02/23/On-This-Day-Mexico-begins-assault-on-the-Alamo/4951676767078/
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
As MCI Concord closure looms, will inmates get a say in their future?: They also argued that amid a steep drop in the state’s prison population ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/02/22/metro/mci-concord-prison-inmate-closure/
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
New York lawyer group denounces massacre of migrants in Mexican state of Sonora: The state’s attorney general has only recognized three deaths ...
english.elpais.com/usa/2024-02-21/new-york-lawyer-group-denounces-massacre-of-migrants-in-mexican-state-of-sonora.html
Former Nebraska corrections worker sentenced for sexually abusing inmate: A former Nebraska corrections employee was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to ...
omaha.com/news/local/crime-courts/former-nebraska-corrections-worker-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-inmate/article_8e333dea-d00a-11ee-a812-af146db71105.html
New York's top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
ctvnews.ca/entertainment/new-york-s-top-court-appears-torn-on-tossing-harvey-weinstein-s-2020-rape-conviction-1.6769669
Mexican Army Kills 12 In Shootout Near Texas Border: The incident, in the state of Tamaulipas, is the latest violence said to be motivated by local cartels.
forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/02/19/mexican-army-kills-12-in-shootout-near-texas-border/
Shoplifter gets 7 years. Man whose kids died in fire gets 10. How Platte County sentences
kansascity.com/news/local/article285437352.html
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
Mexican footballer Diego Chavez, 28, dies in car accident as clubs pay tribute: Mexican footballer Diego Chavez, who starred for Liga MX side FC Juarez has died ...
mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-diego-chavez-dead-juarez-32128513
Quick Glance: Grief for Deceased Footballer Diego Chavez
- Mexican footballer Diego Chavez dies in car accident
- Tributes pour in for Diego Chavez of FC Juarez
- Diego Chavez played 16 games this season for Juarez
- Juarez currently at the bottom of the Mexican top-flight
Minnesota man freed after 25 years in prison files suit over wrongful conviction: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was freed last year after nearly 25 ...
apnews.com/article/minnesota-man-freed-from-prison-lawsuit-5a91674af6670f1136cd6550533c0f8a
Beyond The Bars: Inmate Takes Center Stage As First Female RJ In Byculla Prison: The capability of music to bring about transformation and uplift individuals is ...
indiatimes.com/news/india/beyond-the-bars-inmate-takes-center-stage-as-first-female-rj-in-byculla-prison-627276.html
Kidnapped New York man found alive with eyes taped shut in Mexican jungle: Joseph Constantine Buonincontri of New York was kidnapped and found with his eyes ...
nypost.com/2024/02/09/news/kidnapped-new-york-man-joseph-buonincontri-found-with-eyes-taped-shut-in-mexican-jungle/
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/
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