Life Behind Bars
Innocent Man Left in Prison
Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer, once again has refused to release Bill … [Read More...]
CA Overcrowding to High Court
The suicide rate in California’s overcrowded prisons is nearly twice … [Read More...]
Snipes begins prison term
Actor Wesley Snipes, star of The Art of War 2: Betrayal, Demolition … [Read More...]
Authorities in the News
Governor Spares Murderer
Ohio’s governor spared the life of a murderer who was due to be … [Read More...]
Censored Judge To Step Down
A San Diego County Superior Court judge has agreed to resign after … [Read More...]
Officer Aids Murder Suspect
A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he … [Read More...]
Current Criminal Justice News
Wrongly Accused Men are Freed After 30 Years Behind Bars
A judge in Hattiesburg, Miss. released two men wrongly convicted of a brutal rape murder 30 years ago and had been living a life behind bars for the crime. The release was made possible by evidence contained in a DNA sample that showed the men were not guilty of the crime. This type of test was not available at the time of conviction. The … [Read More...]
Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted; GEO Settles Suit For $80,000
On July 7th, 2009, three private prison guards were convicted of charges involving the unjustified beating of a New York prisoner in 2007. A fourth guard was convicted of related charges in January 2010. Rex Egurido, 28, a Nigerian national, was a pretrial detainee working the laundry detail at Queens Private Correctional Facility, a private … [Read More...]
Who the Hell is Douglas R. Hughes Anyway?
We realize the California elections have come and gone, and not that we enjoy revisiting the past, especially one filled with candidates employing illegal immigrants while proposing the deportation of all illegal immigrants or candidates calling fellow candidates “whores” over political endorsements, but we found one candidate who did not get … [Read More...]
Prisoner Homicide at Maryland Jail Not Prosecuted
Ronnie White's death by strangulation will go unpunished. On June 2, 2009, almost a year after White died, amid a flurry of controversy at the Prince George's County Correctional Center in Maryland, State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey announced there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with his death. On June 27, 2008, White, 19, was arrested … [Read More...]
Teacher to Face Trial in Sex Case
A female high school band teacher is scheduled to go on trial in Orange County Superior Court for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student for nearly a year. Carlie Attebury, 31, of Orange is charged with seven felony counts. If convicted on all counts, she could face up to seven years in prison. Attebury is accused … [Read More...]
