If President Barack Obama could turn back the hands of time, he would have acted immediately to close Guantanamo Bay prison during his first term,…
It’s tough enough being in jail with its closed-in walls and dismal atmosphere, but imagine being stuck in that kind of confinement while also being…
DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was convicted in 2008 for obstruction of justice, will spend this weekend in prison for 14 parole violations, a state corrections spokesman said Friday. Kilpatrick is to report to the Detroit Reentry Center Friday afternoon and will be released from custody early Monday, Michigan Department of Corrections […]
Charles Milles Mansion was born on November 12, 1934 in Cincinatti, Ohio. Manson spent much of his life in penal institutions. He was dubbed “a career criminal.” Manson was the leader of the notorious Manson Family, a group that arose in the California in the late 1960’s. Manson believed in “Helter Skelter” a song recorded […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Rastafarian and other Virginia inmates who refuse to cut their hair have been moved to a maximum security prison as corrections officials continue trying to get them to comply with the state’s grooming policy. In November, the Department of Corrections moved more than 30 prisoners who were out of compliance with the […]
NEVADA-O.J. Simpson was beaten unconscious in prison and had to spend three weeks in the infirmary according to a report in the National Enquirer. “Inmates cheered as a muscular young skinhead knocked him to the ground, punching and kicking him to a bloody pulp and inflicting injuries so severe he secretly spent nearly three weeks […]
From hiphopwired.com Some of Virginia’s inmates are suffering for their beliefs, and their hairstyles. An estimated 48 inmates in Virginia are being placed in isolation because the length of their hair or beards does not comply with state regulations. At least 14 of these inmates are Rastafarians who believe their dreadlocks are a sign of […]
From CNN.com Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has already started his sentence for violating probation. Kilpatrick, whose wife and child reside in Texas, will have to serve at least 14 months with a maximum of five years in a Detroit state prison. Roland Martin discusses the sentencing on the CNN show M-squared.
