Two Louisiana inmates captured after jailbreak; two more still on the lam
Police in Louisiana said they captured two escaped prisoners Monday morning while two other prisoners remain at large following a Sunday jailbreak. Source link
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Major Update After Inmates Charged with Heinous Crimes Escape Jail
Three inmates escaped overnight from the Caddo County Jail in Caddo County, Oklahoma, on Thursday — but their escapade would be short-lived. The escapees had been identified as Davantae Winters, 23, Hector Hernandez, 31, and Michael Brown, 40—all of Anadarko, Oklahoma, according to reporting from KOKH-TV and The Lawton Constitution. The Caddo County District Court […]
Francis visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale’s must-see prison show
VENICE — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis’ visit Sunday stood out. […]
Inmates who sued New York over its prison lockdown order will get to view solar eclipse after all
NEW YORK — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse will get to watch the celestial event after all. Lawyers for the six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York said Thursday that they’ve reached a settlement […]
Activists rally, push for bill that would allow some Alabama death row inmates to be resentenced
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Jurors in 1994 recommended by a 9-3 vote that Rocky Myers be spared the death penalty and serve life in prison. A judge sentenced him to die anyway. Myers is now one of nearly three dozen inmates on Alabama’s death row who were placed there under a now-abolished system that allowed judges […]
Haiti Declares State of Emergency After 3,500 Inmates Break Out of Prison – HotAir
The situation in Haiti is spiraling out of control. Gangs have taken over in Port-au-Prince, terrorizing regular citizens on a daily basis. This isn’t the disorganized behavior of regular street gangs. The gangs have banded together under the leadership of one man named Jimmy Cherizier aka Barbecue. Folklore says his nickname comes from the way […]
Inmates at Mississippi prison were exposed to dangerous chemicals, denied health care, lawsuit says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her […]
SCOTUS Will Hear Death Row Inmate’s Case
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip was sentenced in a 1997 murder-for-hire of the owner of the motel where he worked. The case won’t be argued […]
Michigan Expands Automatic Voter Registration for Prison Inmates
A new law in Michigan means that inmates leaving prison will be registered automatically to vote, among other election-related measures signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. Michigan is one of 23 states that already allow those with felony convictions to reclaim their voting rights, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, under […]