Judge declines to jail Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd in Georgia election interference case Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News(ATLANTA) -- A Fulton County judge on Tuesday rejected a request to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd, one of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, after District Attorney Fani Willis personally argued for him to be jailed immediately.Judge Scott McAfee found that... Read More.
Clayton County Jail inmate allegedly beats cellmate to death in ‘racially motivated’ murder: Sheriff Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News(JONESBORO, Ga.) -- The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it is investigating a “racially motivated” murder that occurred on Sunday at the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, Georgia, where an inmate allegedly beat his cellmate to death “because of the color of... Read More.
Program to keep parents out of jail helps criminals more than kids, critics say Tuesday, November 14 by The Center Square (The Center Square) - Oregon's Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., have introduced legislation that would create an alternative to incarceration for parents... Read More.
Washington panel recommended treatment over jail time for child porn Friday, November 10 by The Center Square (The Center Square) - The Washington Sex Offender Policy Board last year recommended the Legislature consider treatment rather than imprisonment for those convicted of possessing or viewing... Read More.
Mom sues American Airlines, claims unaccompanied sons were held in ‘room akin to a jail cell’ Wednesday, November 8 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Florida mom is suing American Airlines after she claims the airline "misplaced" her two unaccompanied children and put them in a "cold room akin to a jail cell" for a night after the kids' connecting flight during a July 2022... Read More.
Woodward narrowly trails Brown, Wilkerson leads Plese, Jail failing, homeless ban approved in Spokane Tuesday, November 7 by The Center Square (The Center Square) -- Challenger Lisa Brown has taken a thin lead over incumbent Nadine Woodward in their race for Spokane mayor, based on preliminary returns in Tuesday’s... Read More.
Woodward trails Brown, Wilkerson leads Plese, Jail failing, homeless ban approved in Spokane Tuesday, November 7 by The Center Square (The Center Square) -- With polls closing at 8 p.m., initial tallies are in for Spokane County, where two high-profile initiatives were on the Nov. 7 ballot, along... Read More.
Woodward tails Brown, Wilkerson leads Plese, Jail failing, homeless ban approved in Spokane Tuesday, November 7 by The Center Square (The Center Square) -- With polls closing at 8 p.m., initial tallies are in for Spokane County, where two high-profile initiatives were on the Nov. 7 ballot, along... Read More.
Pa. jail staffer warned that Danelo Cavalcante was ‘planning an escape’ a month before busting out Tuesday, October 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Weeks before Danelo Cavalcante broke out of the Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania, a correctional officer warned that the convicted murderer was “planning an escape,” according to internal documents obtained by ABC News."I am just sending this cause I don't want... Read More.
Murder suspect mistakenly freed from Indianapolis jail captured after 2-week manhunt Wednesday, September 27 by ABC News(INDIANAPOLIS) -- A murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error has been apprehended following a two-week manhunt, authorities said.Kevin Mason, 28, was initially arrested on Sept. 11 in connection with a 2021 murder in Minneapolis. He was... Read More.
Search for murder suspect mistakenly freed from Indianapolis jail expands to more cities Thursday, September 21 by ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- Authorities have expanded their search for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error.Kevin Mason, 28, was sought for more than two years in connection with a 2021 murder in Minneapolis until his... Read More.
Independent jail monitor says staffing crisis at root of Danelo Cavalcante’s escape Friday, September 15 by ABC News(CHESTER COUNTY, Penn.) -- When Claire Shubik-Richards heard a convicted murderer had escaped from a county-run prison in Pennsylvania, she said her one of the first things to cross her mind was whether it had to do with an ongoing staffing crisis at the... Read More.