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Displaying all articles tagged:
Prison
the system
Apr. 26, 2022
Why Is the Firing Squad Making a Comeback?
South Carolina’s push to bring back an archaic execution method says a lot about the state of capital punishment today.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
book excerpt
July 8, 2021
The Female Inmates Fighting California’s Wildfires
“Your feet have a pulse of their own. Your face feels like it’s about to melt off.”
By
Jaime Lowe
criminal justice
July 5, 2021
When Will Joe Biden Start Using His Clemency Powers?
The president has signaled he wants to grant more pardons and commutations. The time to begin is now.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
mass incarceration
Jan. 30, 2020
These Are the Prisons America Asked For
The recent violence at Parchman Farm was not just predictable. It was inevitable.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
jeffrey epstein
Dec. 17, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein Might’ve Killed a Work-Release Program for Florida Prisoners
The sheriff’s office in Palm Beach County is discontinuing a work-release program made notorious by the late financier and sexual abuser.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
russia investigation
Dec. 16, 2018
Michael Cohen Might Not Actually Go to Prison
There are still ways Cohen could wriggle out of his three-year sentence — and even if he can’t, prison might feel like an upstate Jewish boys’ camp.
By
Nick Tabor
crimes and misdemeanors
Jan. 14, 2016
Russian Official Steals Miles and Miles of Road, Sells the Parts for Money
Taking “highway robbery” a bit literally, dude.
By
Samuel Lieberman
mass incarceration
Oct. 7, 2015
DOJ: Thousands of Prisoners Already Out
They’ve been moved to halfway houses and home confinement over the last several months.
By
Jesse Singal
see ya
Sept. 22, 2015
Former Congressman Michael Grimm Is Now in Federal Prison
The ex–Staten Island politician surrendered to authorities at noon to start his eight-month sentence for tax fraud.
By
Jen Kirby
the justice system
Aug. 12, 2015
The Movement Against Solitary Confinement
Slowly but surely, the focus of criminal-justice reform is turning away from capital punishment.
By
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Mar. 24, 2015
Firing Squads Now Legal in Utah
Other state legislatures are now eager to debate the issue, too.
By
Jaime Fuller
crime and punishment
Aug. 4, 2014
8 Appalling Stories of Inmate Abuse From Rikers Island’s Teen Jails
A new report from the Manhattan U.S. attorney details the violence of corrections officers.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
July 18, 2014
Why 46,000 People in Prison for Drugs May Get Out Early
The U.S. Sentencing Commission has reduced its recommended sentences retroactively.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
July 10, 2014
3 Rikers Guards Charged With Brutally Beating Inmate
Then trying to cover it up.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crimes and misdemeanors
June 24, 2014
At Least Two Guards Arrested in Massive Rikers Island Raid
More charges are expected.
By
Caroline Bankoff
awful things
May 22, 2014
Report: Mentally Ill Rikers Island Inmate Died After 7 Days Alone in Cell
Another horrifying story from the AP.
By
Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors
Feb. 21, 2013
Another Pregnant New York Prison Guard Charged With Raping Inmate
Ronell Wilson was not a one-off.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
Feb. 7, 2013
Prison-Sex Inmate Really Wanted to Be a Father [Updated]
Ronell Wilson had a plan.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
Feb. 5, 2013
Prison Guard Pregnant With Cop Killer’s Child
That’s illegal.
By
Joe Coscarelli
jerry sandusky
Nov. 1, 2012
Jerry Sandusky Settles Into a Lonely Prison Life
He’ll be permitted almost no personal contact.
By
Adam Martin
crimes and misdemeanors
Aug. 24, 2012
Reminder: Don’t Talk About Stabbing People on Tapped Jail Phones
“Don’t tell my lawyer I stabbed this person.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
music
Feb. 28, 2012
The Ultimate ‘Do Not Play in Prison’ Playlist, and Some Safer Suggestions
Inmates are getting music, but probably shouldn’t be allowed these songs.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crime and punishment
Dec. 20, 2011
Accused Cop Killer Now Fighting Prison Guards
Lamont Pride allegedly “refused to cooperate with a routine search” at Rikers Island.
By
Joe Coscarelli
drugs
Nov. 2, 2011
Crack Cocaine Penalties Are Now Less Severe
More than 1,800 prisoners are eligible for release.
By
Joe Coscarelli
interiors
Oct. 14, 2011
In Russia, You Are a Prisoner Only of Your Own Bad Taste
Prison lifestyles of the rich and formerly Soviet.
By
Noreen Malone
crimes and misdemeanors
Oct. 7, 2011
Mortgage Fraudster Thought the Down Payment for a Hit Man Was Only $150
Seems low.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ai weiwei
Aug. 12, 2011
Ai Weiwei Reveals Details of His Difficult Incarceration
Police told him: “Now it’s time for us to give you trouble.”
By
Carrie Battan
the gods must be crazy
Aug. 9, 2011
Warren Jeffs Sentenced to Life in Prison
The polygamist leader received the maximum sentence in both charges against him.
By
Chris Rovzar
white men with money
June 24, 2011
Conrad Black Is Going Back to Jail
A baron back behind bars.
By
Chris Rovzar
prison
June 21, 2011
Rikers to Female Visitors: Stop Being So Slutty
Don’t make us make you wear a smock.
By
Chris Rovzar
bernie madoff
Feb. 16, 2011
Madoff Speaks! And Blames the Banks [Updated]
It wasn’t just him, okay?
By
Julie Gerstein
loose lips
Dec. 15, 2010
Bradley Manning’s ‘Inhumane’ Prison Conditions
Alone in a cell for 23 hours a day.
By
Nitasha Tiku
la vida lohan
Aug. 2, 2010
Lindsay Lohan Sprung From Jail
Alas, there were no screaming fans and adorable photo ops.
By
Chris Rovzar
stupid crime of the day
May 24, 2010
Teenage Orgy at Upstate Prison Under Scrutiny
Apparently, inviting underage girls and prostitutes into prison for a party is NOT a good idea.
By
Chris Rovzar
the literary scene
Mar. 25, 2010
Ex-Convict Piper Kerman on Her Hot New Memoir,
Orange Is the New Black
Kerman say the book — endorsed by Dave Eggers, and excerpted in ‘The New York Times Magazine’ — is not “even so much my own story, but for the people I met along the way.”
By
Michael Humphrey
made-off
Mar. 18, 2010
Journal
: Madoff Was Assaulted in Prison
He was treated at a low-security medical center after the attack, the paper reports.
By
Josh Duboff
jerks
Feb. 19, 2010
Bernie Kerik Has a Special Project to Keep Him Occupied in Prison
The disgraced police commissioner has literary aspirations.
By
Jessica Pressler
stupid crime of the day
Feb. 4, 2010
Jail Chaplain Busted for Sneaking Blades Into Prison
An imam who ministers to inmates in lower Manhattan turned out to be more than met the eye.
By
Chris Rovzar
Dec. 29, 2009
Watching Prisoners is Taxing
So a Rikers Island corrections officer decided to take a nap.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ballsy crime
Dec. 18, 2009
Bernie Kerik’s Bangin’ New Bod
The former police commissioner has been beefing up in preparation for prison.
By
Jessica Pressler
made-off
Dec. 11, 2009
Bernie Madoff Is the Most Popular Guy in Prison
“To every con artist, he is the godfather, the don,” says an inmate.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crimes
Nov. 10, 2009
Bernie Kerik Goes Home for the Holidays
Former top-cop out of jail until sentencing.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ballsy crime
Nov. 5, 2009
Bernie Kerik Pleads Guilty
The former New York City police commissioner will likely go away for three years.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crimes
Nov. 4, 2009
Bernard Kerik Will Probably Plead Guilty to Corruption, Skate by with Three Years
And three years ain’t bad for someone facing over 140 years of jail time in three separate cases.
By
Zeke Turner
ballsy crimes
Nov. 2, 2009
Turns Out Bernie Kerik Isn’t Crazy
At least that’s what a judge says.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ballsy crimes
Oct. 30, 2009
It’s Time to Play ‘What Crazy Junk Is Bernie Kerik Up To in Prison?’
Spending time on self-reflection? That would be bonkers.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy crimes
Oct. 22, 2009
Bernard Kerik Doesn’t Want ‘Special Treatment’ in Prison
HA.
By
Chris Rovzar
things overdue by about 200 years or so
Aug. 27, 2009
David Paterson Secures the Pregnant-Convict Vote
Women in prison will not longer be shackled while giving birth.
By
Dan Amira
made-off
July 29, 2009
Bernie Madoff Opens Up About His Feelings in Jailhouse Interview
Among the revelations: “He cares about Ruth, but he doesn’t give a (expletive) about his two sons, Mark and Andrew.”
By
Jessica Pressler
made-off
July 15, 2009
Bernie Madoff Will Probably Be Hazed in Prison Over This Photo
“When you are in there and around a group of people, they will say things like, ‘Hey, I hear Ruth is a real hot babe.’ Things like that.”
By
Jessica Pressler
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