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Albert Woodfox released from jail after 43 years in solitary confinement
Albert Woodfox, the longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner in the US, held in isolation in a six-by-nine-foot cell almost continuously for 43 years, has been released from a Louisiana jail. Woodfox, who was kept in solitary following the 1972 murder of a prison guard for which he has always professed his innocence, marked his 69th birthday on Friday by being released from West Feliciana parish detention center. It was a bittersweet birthday...
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Reuters - Scores of dismembered bodies found in Colombian jails
Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia’s capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebels and paramilitaries, investigators said on Wednesday. Body parts were found at La Modelo jail in Bogota, one of the Andean nation’s biggest penitentiaries, as well as in jails in the cities of Popayan, Bucaramanga and Barranquilla, said Caterina Heyck, an investigator at the attorney general’s office.
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Dozens of Georgia prison guards arrested on federal charges
Arrests were being made across the state Thursday morning as about four dozen current and former state prison guards were told they face drug and bribery charges. The charges are outlined in eight federal indictments, which have recently been unsealed. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta plans an afternoon press conference to announce the charges. The indictments are part of a continuing crackdown to rid the state prison system of...
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An Italian woman may go to jail for not doing enough housework
An Italian woman could face prison time because she did not do enough housework, according to media reports. The woman, a 40-year-old from the town of Sonnino in the Lazio region, has been charged with "mistreatment of the family," and if convicted could be given a sentence of up to six years in jail. According to the Local, which cites an article in Il Fatto Quotidiano, the woman was accused by her husband in a legal complaint of...
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"Affluenza" Teen Ethan Couch Moved To Adult Jail
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson held a news conference Friday afternoon to address Ethan Couch’s move to adult jail. He said the 18-year-old’s life in the facility will be routine, regimented and hopefully safe amid concern another inmate may target him. Couch is currently serving his time in a single cell. Described as quiet, soft-spoken and compliant, Anderson said Couch didn’t voice any concerns or complaints.
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Texas man sentenced to life in prison after 10th drunk driving offense
A judge concerned about public safety sentenced a 62-year-old North Texas man to life in prison for his 10th drunken driving conviction since the 1980s. Ivy Ray Eberhardt, of Weatherford, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday. Eberhardt would be eligible for parole after serving 15 years. "Part of my job is to protect the citizens of Parker County, and the only way that I can think of to do that from somebody that has 12 DWI arrests and 10 DWI convictions...
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Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison at age 40
Former Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips was found dead in prison. Phillips, 40, was facing the possible death penalty in the alleged murder of his former cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison.
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Saskatchewan premier tells 115 inmates refusing to eat how to avoid prison food — don’t go to jail
Inmates at the Regina Correctional Centre first raised concerns about the quality of the food in November when the jail's food services were switched
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Martin Shkreli Says He's Trying To Bail Out Bobby Shmurda
But it's not just out of the goodness of his heart.
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Fogle associate gets 27 years in child porn case
A judge sentenced the former head of Jared Fogle’s charity to 27 years in prison Thursday afternoon. Russell Taylor pleaded guilty to 13 federal crimes during his sentencing hearing — 12 counts of child exploitation and one count of distributing child pornography. In addition to serving 27 years, a judge ordered lifetime supervised release.
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Michigan Man Gets Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Letting His Drunk Girlfriend Freeze to Death
A Michigan man was sentenced Monday to 19 years and five months in prison for leaving his drunken girlfriend on an unheated enclosed porch overnight in freezing temperatures, PEOPLE confirms. Charles Campbell Jr., 49, previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
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2.7 Million Kids Have Parents in Prison. They’re Losing Their Right to Visit.
My small feet thump the concrete as I hurry toward the door. My four older brothers trail closely behind. Upon entering, we disappear into the apartment and excitedly explore every corner. We peek out the window at our new playmates. By morning, the scent of bacon wafts into my bedroom.
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Prisoner can't sue USA Today for not printing gambling odds, Pa. court says
Inmate Alton Brown claimed the paper's decision to stop printing gambling odds ruined his illegal jailhouse book-making operation.
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Meditation Helped Me Survive Death Row and 19 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
I am a magician. I don't pull rabbits out of hats, saw attractive young women in half, or wear a tuxedo. I practice magick, spelled with a "k" in order to differentiate it from slight of hand, and once upon a time I was sentenced to death for it. My name is Damien Echols, and in 1993 I was arrested for three counts of capital murder in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Nine months later I was sentenced to death, and spent almost 19 years on death row before...
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My Life After 44 Years In Prison
Otis Johnson went to jail at the age of 25. When he got out at 69, he rejoined a world that was starkly different from the one he remembered. This is his story.
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Behind Bars, Cheap Ramen Is As Good As Gold
Instant noodles are a staple for inmates: a basis of recipe hacks, a form of currency. They've even helped defuse a prison riot, as an ex-inmate details in Prison Ramen, a book of stories and recipes.
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In Texas It's A Crime To Be Poor
Levi Lane shuffled into the pews of the El Paso County jail court still reeking of poultry fat from his night shift at a local pet food factory. Driving home at 2 in the morning, he had been pulled over for going 43 miles an hour when the limit was 35 and arrested on the spot for outstanding traffic tickets. There in court, Judge Cheryl Davis, a part-time judge and bankruptcy lawyer, called Lane’s name. Barely looking up at him...
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PRISON PHONE CALLS: When capitalism incapacitates its most precious capital--people | The Mindful Word
Analysis of the unjust situation inmates in the U.S. have in regards to making prison phone calls and the effect that has on their well-being.
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Video Surfaces Showing Inmate Slowly Dying In Macomb County Jail While Under Surveillance
On June 21, the suit says, Stojcevski asked if his medication was forthcoming and was told "medication has not been ordered at this time."
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Across the South, Many Jails Are Illegal Debtors' Prisons
Local courts across the US are illegally locking up poor people when they cannot afford to pay fines.
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