Earlier this week, a judge in Texas had to declare a mistrial, recuse herself from two cases, and apologize profusely after she accidentally live streamed comments implying that a man accused of murder is guilty.The defendant in the murder case is Jorge Esparza, and the allegations against him are horrifying. According to prosecutors, several years ago, Esparza became obsessed with a former lover who had jilted him — so obsessed, in fact, that he began stalking her. At one point, he even...
David Ostrove, 52, was sentenced to between eight 25 years in jail after committing a 'chilling' multi-year fraud on the Schechter School of Long Island. During his time as 10 years as CFO of the $26,000-a-year institution, he swindled $8 million on lavish gifts and properties. He siphoned millions of dollars from the school's coffers through shell corporations but has now been told he must repay the stolen cash
I recently saw the face of a friend whom I had never met before. In a video call to a California state prison facility, I was finally face-to-face—albeit via video chat—with Dominic Williams, who is serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole and who has spent the majority of his life More
by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson No Virginia prison gangs before 2004 With the prevalence of youth lumpen organizations (so called street gangs) in Virginia today, it’s hard to believe that there were actually no gangs (especially no Black ones) in Virginia’s prisons prior to 2004. The culture never took root because Virginia’s own culture of prisoner […]
The Prison Officers’ Association is holding its annual delegate conference in Sligo today.
The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure - and...
The CNN weekly prime time talk show co-hosted by basketball loudmouth Charles Barkley and CBS morning star Gayle King has ended a six-month run that failed to produce ratings. The weekly call-in sh
As the anticipation builds for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the motorsports community is celebrating two incredible drivers who were inducted into the 18th annual Motorsports Walk of Fame.
"King Charles," the CNN primetime talk show from Gayle King and Charles
ST. GEORGE — The 1980s returned to Tuacahn Amphitheatre for two nights this week in the form of popular, longtime rock ‘n’ roll band Foreigner. Replete with bright lights, bangin’ pyrotechnics and a big sound, the April 11-12 shows delivered on the promise made by bass player Jeff Pilson, who said a couple of weeks […]
Pennsylvania is behind the curve on this. All states surrounding Pennsylvania — from Ohio to New Jersey — have already made cellphone use while driving a primary offense.
Britain's biggest prison, HMP Berwyn in North Wales, opened its doors in 2017 and has acquired a reputation as the epicentre of a sex scandal engulfing the Prison Service.