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California Must Cut Inmate Population
California needs to cut its inmate population from the current 150,000 to about 100,000 in two years, by order of a panel of federal judges. The judges found that the prisons currently are grossly overpopulated, which leads to at least one unnecessary inmate death every week....
created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Lucas County Sheriff deputies beat inmate to death, witness says,
Fired officer's claims led to indictments Former corrections officer Tina Hill stepped forward with her account the same day superiors recommended she be fired. She had several reprimands at the sheriff’s office. Zoom | Photo...Raw Video: Inmate Sets Cell On Fire
An irate inmate caused quite a stir at a jail near Boston this weekend. Officials say the inmate lit his shirt on fire using a cigarette lighter. He had been arrested on motor vehicle charges.In my opinion they...Fat boy executed
Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...Obese Inmate's Appeal Rejected, Executed in Ohio
Richard Cooey appealed to the US Supreme Court for a stay of execution, reasoning that he was too obese to be executed by lethal injection, and his request was rejected on Monday. Cooey was 5'7" and 267 pounds, and his appeal cited that a death by lethal injection could...
created by Terri Potratz | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Supreme Court rejects inmate's too-fat-to-execute appeal
Oy Vey!, please someone, hand me a gun, I'll make his execution nice and painless. You have to have your brains in tact to feel pain, a 50 cent bullet will take care of that. Would he like some cheese with his whine?"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected...Woman shoots self in head with Police Officer's Gun in South Carolina Hospital
Columbia, SC - A very sad incident occurred last night in the Palmetto State. A woman removed a gun from a Department of Corrections officer and shot herself in the head. The police were at Palmetto Health Hospital in Columbia with an inmate who needed...
created by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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750 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
Dogs bust inmates using cell phones to carry out crimes
"HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (CNN) -- Chante Wright was set to testify against a career criminal when she was gunned down on the streets of Philadelphia in January. Investigators believe it was a hit ordered from prison, by an inmate using a cell phone. ...B.C. mothers are not allowed to keep their babies in jail
As reported yesterday on NowPublic, mothers in Ohio prisons are part of a new plan to allow them to keep their children with them in jail. But mothers in British Columbia, Canada, will not have the same privilege.Corrections BC has cancelled a plan today that allowed pregnant... In Ohio, Inmate Mothers Care For Babies In Prison
Although this can be a common practice in other countries, in the States, it is less common for mothers to raise children when they are behind bars themselves.In Ohio, at the Reformatory for Women, about 12 babies are currently growing up in a cell as their mothers are all... 'Texas 7' member volunteers to be executed
Michael Rodriguez worked for a year to convince the courts he was competent to drop his appeals and volunteer for the death penalty, and this Thursday he will get his wish.He says he feels remorse for his involvement in a violent prison break and crime spree that saw one... Death row inmate: I'm too fat to execute
"He raped and murdered 2 women, I don't care if he suffers or not when executed. He certainly had no qualms about inflicting pain on his victims.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would...Arlington inmate's execution halted for new evidence
"Arlington inmate's execution halted for new evidence 04:26 PM CDT on Thursday, July 3, 2008 By JASON WHITELY / WFAA-TV Video var jsVideoWidgetSize...Ex-Manson Follower Seeks Compassionate Release
California's longest-serving prison inmate, a former follower of Charles Manson, is seeking a compassionate release due to failing health. Convicted of the murder of Sharon Tate, Susan Atkins has fewer than six months to live." Atkins, 60, was convicted in the 1969 slayings...Militants attack Kandahar prison with suicide bomb, hundreds of inmates free
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the Taliban's latest suicide bombing of a Afghan prison in Kandahar, the Taliban say 600 prisoners are safely back in their home.One can safely assume Canadian...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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