Testimony ends three weeks into Hinds County jail hearings, closing arguments expected
Mina Corpuz Mississippi Clarion Ledger View Comments Testimony about the future of the Raymond Detention Center ended Tuesday during the third week of hearings. Several government witnesses were called to push back on testimony by Hinds County...
Colorado will have the 1st statewide prison radio station in US history
The station's programming is created by incarcerated producers in production studios in 3 Colorado prisons. Author: Alexander Kirk Published: 6:06 AM MST March 1, 2022 Updated: 8:42 PM MST March 1, 2022 LIMON, Colo. — The first statewide prison radio station in U.S....
Biden draws bipartisan applause for calls to ‘fund the police’
The moment during the president's State of the Union address was a significant display of unity in a divided Congress. House Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, stand and applaud as President Joe Biden delivers...
How Brutal Beatings on Rikers Island Were Hidden From Public View
One man was paralyzed from the neck down. Another landed in a coma. Neither injury was documented properly in the New York City jail system awash in disorder. Rates of violence rose sharply in the Rikers Island jail complex last year as thousands of correction...
San Francisco’s D.A. Says Angry Elites Want Him Out of Office
By David MarchesePhoto illustration by Bráulio Amado When Chesa Boudin was elected district attorney for San Francisco in 2019, his victory was seen as part of a wave that swept him and other progressive prosecutors into office, including Larry Krasner in...
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Away Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
The judge in Julie Valadez’s custody case found her disruptive, questioned her credibility and put out a warrant for her arrest. A rare appellate victory is now giving her case a fresh look, but Valadez still is fighting for her four children. by Megan O’MatzFeb. 22,...
‘A Humiliating Experience’: Prisoners Allege Abuse at Discipline-focused ‘Shock’ Camps
New York is closing one of its last ‘shock’ camps, a move some experts and former prisoners say is a long time coming. ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When she was arrested on drug charges in 2017, Ciera Saxby-Smith told herself she’d do anything to go home to...
How Melissa Lucio Went From Abuse Survivor to Death Row
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent. Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death in Texas after she confessed to beating her 2-year-old daughter, who later died. She says she was coerced to confess by a...
From a life sentence for a 1985 murder to imminent freedom
After a state Supreme Court ruling, Monroe prisoner Arthur Longworth had his sentence reduced for the killing of Cynthia Nelson, 25. By Jake Goldstein-Street Tuesday, February 15, 2022 6:07pm EVERETT — After over three decades behind bars, Arthur Longworth wrote he...
Oakland County creates Conviction Integrity Unity, seeks justice for innocent prisoners
Oakland County creates Conviction Integrity Unity, seeks justice for innocent prisoners The unit has already received 50 letters, dating back to the 70s The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office will be closely examining a staggering number of alleged wrongful...