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Her fiancé has been in prison for 49 years. She’s hoping for a day when they can truly be together
cnn.com/2024/04/24/us/couple-prison-love-sentence-free-cec/
What to know about Arizona’s 1864 abortion law: The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that makes performing an abortion a felony ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4583568-what-to-know-arizona-1864-abortion-law/
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
- Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.
- Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.
- Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.
- The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
‘Rust’ armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal shooting: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the chief armorer on the set of “Rust,” was sentenced Monday.
washingtonpost.com/style/2024/04/15/rust-armorer-sentence-hannah-gutierrez-reed/
Quick Glance: 'Rust' Armorer Sentenced to 18 Months in Fatal Shooting
- Former 'Rust' movie armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the New Mexico District Court Judge.
- The incident that shocked the film industry is believed to mark the first instance in recent history of a member of a film crew or cast being fatally injured by a live round mistakenly loaded into a firearm.
- Baldwin's trial is scheduled for July 10 following his indictment for involuntary manslaughter in January.
- Initially, Hutchins' death led to a halt in the use of real firearms and blank ammunition by US film and television productions, but many have resumed usage due to the authenticity they provide.
Parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley both sentenced to 10-15 years for involuntary manslaughter
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crumbley-parents-face-school-shooting-victims-families-sentencing-rcna145902
California man who killed 6-year-old on his way to kindergarten in road-rage shooting sentenced
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-man-killed-6-year-old-way-kindergarten-road-rage-shooting-s-rcna147667
Missouri executes Brian Dorsey despite prison staff's campaign to save him: Despite dozens of prison staffers’ campaign to save him, Missouri on Tuesday executed ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brian-dorsey-missouri-execution-rcna147113
Suspect in Mayor Bass break-in previously convicted of assault: Ephraim Hunter, 29, previously served time in a Massachusetts state prison for assault with a ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-22/mayor-bass-home-break-in-suspect-previously-convicted-of-violent-assault
Quick Glance: Barnard College Protest: Student Sanctioned and Homeless
- Isra Hirsi, daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, details campus protest violence and sanctions.
- Hirsi and fellow students suspended after pro-Palestinian protest, left without housing and food.
- Suspended students, like Hirsi, struggle with homelessness and lack of support after sanctions.
- Barnard College's response to the protest sparks free speech debate and criticism.
Santa Ana man charged with vehicular manslaughter for pursuit crash that killed girl in Long Beach
ocregister.com/2024/04/26/santa-ana-man-charged-with-vehicular-manslaughter-for-pursuit-crash-that-killed-girl-in-long-beach/
Former LA high school athletic trainer pleads no contest to charges tied to sexual assaults of 12 teens
dailynews.com/2024/04/22/former-la-high-school-athletic-trainer-pleads-no-contest-to-charges-tied-to-sexual-assaults-of-12-teens/
Rabbi serving murder sentence, dies in prison - UPI.com: A New Jersey rabbi who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for hiring a pair of hitmen to kill his wife ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/21/rabbi-neulander-serving-life-sentence-dies-in-prison/6681713745371/
Harrisburg man sent to prison for deadly Hall Manor stabbing involving 18 wounds: Angel Echevarria-Rivera, 33, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in ...
pennlive.com/crime/2024/04/harrisburg-man-sent-to-prison-for-deadly-hall-manor-stabbing-involving-18-wounds.html
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Prosecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes: Federal prosecutors say a supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-south-carolina-prison-supervisor-219000-bribes-173-109168635
What we know about the 55 people who died inside Wisconsin prisons last year: The state Department of Corrections has faced growing scrutiny after four prisoners ...
jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2024/04/23/how-many-people-died-in-wisconsin-prisons-waupun-in-2023-department-of-corrections/73041128007/
New Orleans serial killer who targeted gay men granted parole after 46 years inside Angola
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/new-orleans-serial-killer-parole-angola/article_bba9e910-7912-5dba-99a8-735a72dea39a.html
Boca Raton man sentenced to 12 years in DUI crash that killed couple, injured 1: Jaime Gomez Escobedo, 36, of Boca Raton, was sentenced last week to 12 years in ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/22/boca-raton-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-dui-crash-that-killed-couple-injured-1/
This Texas Immigration Law Is Worse Than You Think: “The chaos is its own damage.”
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/sb4-texas-immigration-law-worse-than-you-think.html
US prisons were Covid hotbed, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside
wionews.com/world/us-prisons-were-covid-hotbed-where-inmates-nearly-35-times-more-likely-died-than-those-outside-712629
Fluvanna prison nurse accused of stealing painkillers, forging documents: A nurse at a hyper-monitored state women’s prison was arrested for allegedly stealing ...
dailyprogress.com/news/community/ruralvirginian/opioids-fluvanna-prison-nurse-drug-diversion/article_eb96f453-c7cc-568d-b9e2-a21eda9f8f7e.html
O.C. widow decries 11-year prison term for DUI driver who killed 3 : The 11-year prison sentence handed to the drunk driver who killed her husband and daughter ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-19/her-husband-and-daughter-were-killed-by-a-drunk-driver-his-11-year-sentence-offered-no-comfort
Incarcerated people died 3.5 times more frequently at Covid peak than those outside – report
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/incarcerated-people-covid-death-rates
Fire that destroyed synagogue wasn’t a hate crime, prosecutors say. Arsonist faces charges
miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article287788670.html
LA County sheriff’s deputy accused of stealing motorist’s money: She could face up to six years and two months in state prison if convicted of all charges, the D ...
whittierdailynews.com/2024/04/17/l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-of-stealing-motorists-money/
‘Godfather’ gets 54 years in $150M Southern California workers’ comp scheme: Peyman Heidary, 53, recruited patients and exaggerated their injuries in Riverside ...
pressenterprise.com/2024/04/15/godfather-gets-54-years-in-150m-southern-california-workers-comp-scheme/
Armed felon could get 7 years in prison after tirade at Brooklyn Dunkin’ Donuts: Antonio Rosario, 35, pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge after the feds say ...
nydailynews.com/2024/04/15/armed-felon-could-get-7-years-in-prison-after-tirade-at-brooklyn-dunkin-donuts/
He shot and killed a 6-year-old whose mom flipped him off when driving. Now he’s been sentenced for 40 years
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/marcus-eriz-aiden-leos-sentencing-b2528280.html
Lowering felony threshold for retail crime would end progress to reduce incarceration | Counterpoint
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/04/11/oklahoma-retail-felony-theft-threshold-exacerbate-overcrowding/73279020007/
Arizona's 1864 abortion ban was upheld. What's the latest with Wisconsin's 1849 law?
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/09/after-arizona-abortion-ruling-what-to-know-about-the-wisconsin-case/73264281007/
Alabama prison van crash leaves 2 inmates dead, 1 in critical condition: The wreck happened Wednesday when the ADOC was transporting seven inmates from the Alex ...
al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-prison-van-crash-leaves-2-inmates-dead-1-one-critical.html
Man pleads guilty to murdering 14-year-old niece, sister’s fiance in DeKalb : Royce Stewart had already served time in prison for killing someone when he stabbed ...
ajc.com/news/crime/man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-14-year-old-niece-sisters-fiance-in-dekalb/ILMPVBWRSNCYPH7LPSPAC5OFGM/
N.J. man pleads guilty to sexually abusing, killing his pet cat : Bani J. Mezquititla, 19, admitted to two counts of animal cruelty and faces up to five years in ...
nj.com/monmouth/2024/04/nj-man-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-killing-his-pet-cat.html
Why witnesses could only see part of the process when Missouri executed Brian Dorsey
kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article287382615.html
Inside San Quentin’s marathon club: ‘For that day they are runners, not criminals’
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/09/1000-mile-club-san-quentin
Ohio patrol investigating shooting at a prison training range: The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting that happened at a state prison training ...
dispatch.com/story/news/state/2024/04/09/ohio-state-patrol-investigating-shooting-at-prison-training-range/73263274007/
NY inmate cheered success in solar eclipse lawsuit as 'sublime': Jeremy Zielinski and five other men incarcerated at a New York prison sued the state for the ...
businessinsider.com/new-york-inmate-cheered-success-solar-eclipse-lawsuit-sublime-2024-4
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails: Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender ...
themarshallproject.org/2024/04/06/eclipse-new-york-prison-discrimination
Alex Murdaugh Gets 40 Years In Federal Prison For Stealing From Clients And His Law Firm
huffpost.com/entry/alex-murdaugh-financial-crimes-sentenced_n_660ad3c1e4b0c4621eb7d3c2
Quick Glance: Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
- Alex Murdaugh received a 40-year prison sentence, in addition to a life term without parole for murdering his wife and son.
- Federal Judge Richard Gergel imposed a harsher punishment as Murdaugh had stolen from the most needy and vulnerable individuals.
- In his largest scheme, Murdaugh embezzled over 1.3 million dollars from more than two dozen clients, including the sons of his longtime housekeeper.
- Murdaugh apologized to his victims, attributing his crimes to nearly two decades of opioid addiction, which the judge dismissed as a feeble excuse.
Prosecutors say school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents show ‘chilling lack of remorse’ after manslaughter convictions
cnn.com/2024/04/03/us/crumbley-parents-michigan-shooting-prosecutors-sentence/
FBI gate crash suspect faces 10 years in prison : Ervin Lee Bolling, 48, of Easley, South Carolina, faces one federal count of destruction of government ...
ajc.com/news/crime/fbi-gate-crash-suspect-faces-10-years-in-prison/ZBRZOI4M6RH6JHH7F3XFQZSKNE/
Inmates at New York prison will get to watch eclipse after all : Inmates at New York state’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility will get to view Monday’s solar ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/inmates-new-york-prison-will-get-watch-eclipse-rcna146505
Congress terminated Osage reservation in allotment era, Oklahoma court rules: The decision means Oklahoma can continue to prosecute tribal citizens accused of ...
oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/04/04/osage-nation-oklahoma-reservation-does-not-exist-appeals-court-ruling/73208032007/
Michigan prisons plan 'normal operations,' no protective glasses, for Monday's eclipse
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/04/04/michigan-prisons-monday-solar-eclipse-2024-glasses-safety/73200927007/
Alabama dentist sentenced to 160 years in prison for rape, sexual abuse, sodomy: Joseph Clarence Cox, 44, of Gadsden, was convicted on 13 counts of rape ...
al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2024/04/alabama-dentist-sentenced-to-160-years-in-prison-for-rape-sexual-abuse-sodomy.html
Family of Ohio man who died in prison files federal wrongful death suit: Darez Duff, 20, died in April 2022 while imprisoned. His family has sued the state of ...
dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2024/04/03/family-man-who-died-2022-while-ohio-prison-sues-state-odrc-darez-duff-columbus-federal-lawsuit/73190382007/
More SC inmates charged in nearly $5 million COVID fraud scheme: More South Carolina prison inmates are facing federal charges for their role in a nearly $5 ...
postandcourier.com/columbia/news/sc-prison-covid-fraud/article_c7375a46-f1d8-11ee-bbde-cb4adcc05906.html
‘He was a human being’: US prisoners are dying from treatable conditions: Exclusive: a Guardian investigation finds that inmates who died of preventable ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/04/new-jersey-prisons-deaths-preventable
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
Rapper Swifty Blue — stabbed and beaten in L.A. jail — finds fame in shadow of Mexican Mafia
latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-01/swifty-blue-nelson-abrego-los-angeles-jail-beating-mexican-mafia
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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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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/
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
Brandon Elliot sentenced after he was accused of NYC Times Square attack on Vilma Kari
nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/vilma-kari-times-square-attack-rcna139260
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/
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.
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
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
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