jail
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Power Back on at Brooklyn Jail Following Massive Outcry, Officials to Investigate Conditions
A Brooklyn detention center that went several days without heat or light during last week’s polar vortex had its power restored Sunday, but the troubling conditions reported at the federal jail have prompted several judges to investigate complaints. At least one plans on touring the facility Tuesday to examine the facilities firsthand. The Bureau of…
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A Pregnant Woman Was Found Dead in a Mississippi Jail After Complaining About Stomach Pains. Her Family Has Yet to See Her
A pregnant mother of two was found dead in a Madison County, Mississippi jail cell sometime last week after complaining to jail officials of stomach pains, her family says. Now, the family of 37-year-old Lanekia Michelle Brown is trying to piece together what happened to her in a death they deem “very suspicious.” “We talked…
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Real White Housewives Episode Recap: Trump Wants Former Fixer Michael Cohen In All the Prisons
On the last episode of the Real White Housewives the president’s former fixer Michael Cohen, whose tagline is “Go get you some hot water, cause you know I’ve got all the tea!” had agreed to cooperate in special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation into all things Russia. Live footage of Cohen flipping: President Trump, whose tagline…
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Former So You Think You Can Dance Winner Can Show Off All His Dance Skills in Jail
Joshua Allen, the season 4 winner of So You Think You Can Dance, a reality show for people who want to take their dance skills from their living room and into yours, is going to jail for domestic violence. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, in April 2016, Allen, 28, choked and assaulted a…
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Man Spends 90 Days in Jail After Police Mistake Drywall Powder for Cocaine
Karlos Cashe, a handyman from Oviedo, Fla., spent 90 days behind bars after police thought his drywall powder was crack cocaine. Initially, in March, police pulled Cashe over for driving without headlights, but once they inspected his car, they found the powder on the floor and seats of the car. The powder, which was tested…
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Angela Valdes Gotta Go. Along With Everybody Else But Tasha and Tommy. Kthxbi.
Do you watch Power? I watch Power. I hate Angela Valdes. She must be stopped. She must die. I didn’t always feel this way about Assistant United States Attorney Angela Valdes. Before I wanted her to die, I was rather okay with her morally bankrupt homewrecker role on the show. See, Ghost, or Jamie (St. Patrick)…
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Rapper Juvenile Jailed for $150,000 in Back Child Support
One of the original Hot Boyz is in hot water over back child support. New Orleans rapper Juvenile (government name: Terius Gray) has been jailed after a judge found that he owes $150,000 in child support payments, according to the New Orleans Advocate. The 40-year-old rapper was taken to jail moments after he ended a…
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Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Kills Himself in Prison Cell
Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:26 a.m. EDT: Jose Baez, the attorney who represented Hernandez in his double-homicide trial, has launched an investigation on behalf of Hernandez. Baez says he believes it’s possible his former client was murdered by either inmates or prison officials, according to TMZ Sports. Earlier: On the heels of being found…
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86-Year-Old Jewel Thief Doris Payne Arrested After Failing to Appear in Court
Doris Payne wasn’t on the run but ended up back in jail after missing a court date because of an illness. The 86-year-old jewel thief was scheduled to appear in court earlier this month but was arrested Monday by the DeKalb County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit. Over the last 60 years, Payne has stolen about…
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Man Accidentally Locked in Chicago Jail for 31 Hours Receives $600,000 Settlement
In July 2014, Farad Polk went to Chicago’s Cook County Jail to visit his son who’d been locked up on a drug charge. After being told by correctional officers at the jail to go down a hallway, Polk found himself locked inside a empty maximum security visiting area for over 30 hours. On Monday, Polk…