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Apr 22 2024
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Man says he was blinded by wart remover administered by prison nurse in Cumberland County
A man incarcerated in the Cumberland County prison has not regained sight in one of his eyes after he was given wart remover instead of eye solution by a prison nurse following a physical altercation last week, PennLive has learned. Jason Robles, 43, of Harrisburg, was involved in a fight with at least five other men in the Cumberland County Prison on the night of Friday, April 12, according
The Patriot-NewsApr 24 2024
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Pro-Lifer Who Agreed To Cooperate With Biden DOJ Against Fellow Activists Avoids Prison
The pro-life activist who cooperated with the Biden administration’s Justice Department for its prosecution of her fellow pro-lifer activists over their peaceful demonstration at a Tennessee abortion facility will avoid prison time. Caroline Davis was sentenced on Wednesday to three years of probation and no fine in a federal court in Nashville. Before her deal with the DOJ, Davis faced a
The Daily WireApr 19 2024
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Oklahoma prisoners say they were locked in filthy, tiny shower stalls for days
Several inmates in an Oklahoma prison say they were locked in filthy shower stalls, some as small as 2 square feet, for days on end. In a lawsuit filed last week, the inmates claim that this treatment caused "severe physical and emotional suffering," and was an obvious violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. According to the suit, staff at the Great Plains Correctional Center locked
ReasonMar 13 2024
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Profiting off prisons
But we got that proof anyway this week, with a report laying bare the appalling conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital , where care is provided – or not – by Wellpath, owned by yet another equity firm looking to make massive profits off medical care for the unluckiest among us. Thanks to the Steward Health Care disaster , we need no further proof around here that private equity should have
The Boston GlobeApr 26 2024
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Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal
A bid by former Jay Peak Resort owner Ariel Quiros seeking to reduce his five-year prison sentence in the largest fraud case in Vermont’s history has been denied for a second time. Judge Geoffrey Crawford, who sentenced Quiros in April 2022 for his role in the EB-5 scandal that rocked the state, issued a ruling this week in federal court in Burlington rejecting a bid by the man described as
VT DiggerMar 23 2024
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We Were Right: Trans Inmate in Women's Prison Caught Having Sex With Female Prisoner
I mean, really, who could have seen this coming? Well, any person with the basic ability to connect the dots, but in today’s world that seems too much to ask. A transgender male inmate in a Washington State women’s prison was busted for copulating with a female inmate earlier in the month, according to National Review. The incident occurred on March 14 at the Washington Corrections Center for
Western JournalApr 29 2024
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Westminster man, accomplice get lengthy prison sentences for selling fentanyl and other drugs through darknet, encrypted apps
SANTA ANA — A Westminster man and a Texas man were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms Monday for their part in a drug trafficking organization that peddled narcotics through the darknet and encrypted messaging apps. Michael Ta, 25, of Westminster was sentenced to 21 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who handed down a punishment of 19 years and
Los Angeles Daily NewsApr 18 2024
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Waupun prison staffers resigned or fired amid federal probe into alleged smuggling
Five prison employees have resigned or been fired since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a probe into a suspected smuggling conspiracy within Waupun Correctional Institution, according to the state Department of Corrections. The federal investigation came at the request of Gov. Tony Evers and the state correctional agency after a DOC sweep of multiple housing units at Waupun last summer
Milwaukee Journal SentinelApr 25 2024
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Amy Duggar King says she hopes cousin Josh Duggar experiences ‘absolute torture’ in prison
Amy Duggar King said her cousin Josh Duggar, who is serving prison time on charges related to child sex abuse images, deserves his fate. “I hope every day there is absolute torture for him,” King told People. “I really hope that, because what he watched and what he was viewing for his own fulfillment is those kids experiencing torture.” King added: “He deserves every second in there, and I
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