Hollywood executive’s son dies in jail ahead of possible murder trial
A Hollywood executive’s son, charged with the murder of his wife and her parents, died in an apparent suicide over the weekend, just days before a court hearing to decide…
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U.S. attorney in L.A. moves to ‘neutralize’ California’s sanctuary rules
The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S….
Read More »New Orleans Jail Employee Is Arrested and Charged With Helping 10 Inmates Escape
A maintenance worker shut off water at the jail, allowing the inmates to remove a toilet and sink fixture from a cell wall, according to the Louisiana attorney general’s office….
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Former jail supervisor sentenced to 17 years for coverup of fatal assault of West Virginia inmate – JURIST
A former supervisor of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for covering up an assault by correctional officers that…
Read More »10 New Orleans Inmates Escape Jail Through Cell Wall Where Toilet Was Removed
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates, who should be considered “armed and dangerous,” may have had help from jail workers. Source link
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San Bernardino man breaks into sheriff’s department cars after being released from jail, officials say
A San Bernardino man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a sheriff’s department vehicle shortly after he was released from jail, according to authorities. Manuel Nunez-Palomino was arrested Thursday…
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SoCal man sentenced to jail for killing wife, tossing legs in trash bin
For more than two decades, Jack Potter had fooled people into believing his dead wife, whose severed legs were found in a Rancho San Diego trash container in 2003, was…
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Trump’s new federal prison director led a troubled state agency
William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that took…
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Trump Threatens to Jail Tesla Vandals in El Salvador Prisons
President Trump escalated his threats against people who vandalize Tesla cars, musing in a social media post on Friday that those convicted of damaging or destroying the vehicles — including…
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Four deputies hospitalized after attack by inmates at L.A. jail
Four sheriff’s deputies at Men’s Central Jail were attacked Sunday by a group of inmates armed with a shank, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and two sources…
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Wildfire evacuation zone grows, unclear if 5,000-person jail complex will evacuate
A rapidly growing fire near the Castaic jail complex sparked alarm Wednesday morning, as attorneys urged the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to evacuate the nearly 5,000 inmates in the…
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Christmas Day in L.A. County jail: Mass, carols and ramen
During the winter of 1940, when its jail was a single building with fewer than 2,000 inmates, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled out all the stops. The Salvation…
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How Diddy and Luigi Mangione will spend Christmas in Brooklyn jail – Orange County Register
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Luigi Mangione will spend Christmas in a NYC lockup where Cornish hen and green beans are reportedly on the menu. Subscribe to continue reading this article….
Read More »Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’
Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Source link
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Riverside County: The deadliest year in one of America’s deadliest jail systems
Alicia Upton paced the concrete floor of her jail cell. She looked around the cramped quarters. Then she pressed the alert button on an intercom attached to the wall. “What…
Read More »Bondsman Bailed Women Out of Jail in Exchange for Sex Acts, Prosecutors Say
Bruce Moncrief, a Central Florida bail bondsman, was charged with human trafficking and racketeering charges. Investigators said the women, held in county jails, paid him with sexual favors. Source link
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14 sent to hospital after suspected overdoses at Men’s Central Jail
Three weeks after one man died from a suspected overdose at a downtown jail, authorities said another seven Men’s Central Jail inmates were hospitalized early Tuesday morning following another potential…
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Alexandra Eckersley Avoids Jail After Freezing Woods Incident
Daughter of Baseball Hall of Famer Avoids Jail Time After Leaving Newborn in Freezing Woods. The story of Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of famed Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, has…
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No More ‘Three-Course Meals’: Diddy’s Lawyer Says Jail Food Has Been ‘Rough’ On Client’s Gourmet Palate
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think the food’s probably the roughest part of it. —…
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1 dead, several hospitalized after suspected drug OD cluster at jail
One person died and at least six others were hospitalized after a cluster of suspected overdoses at a downtown jail, authorities said Tuesday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…
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