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 Charles Manson 
 Caught With 
 Cell Phone 

Calif. prison phone problem out of control, lawmakers say

Dec 3, 2010 5:40 AM CST

Charles Manson Caught With Cell Phone

Calif. prison phone problem out of control, lawmakers say
(Newser) - California prison authorities are having a hard time keeping cell phones out of the hands of even the most notorious inmates. The number of phones confiscated in the state since officials started keeping track has jumped from 1,400 in 2007 to 8,675 so far this year, and prisoners... More »

 Facebook Yanks 
 Jailed Killer's Page 

Oklahoma inmate posted pics of himself with booze, weed

Dec 3, 2010 3:01 AM CST

Facebook Yanks Jailed Killer's Page

Oklahoma inmate posted pics of himself with booze, weed
(Newser) - In many ways, Justin Walker was a typical Facebook user who turned to the site to post gripes about everyday life and pictures of himself partying with his buddies. Problem was, Walker is serving 30 years in an Oklahoma jail for murdering a sheriff. Walker—a member of the Aryan... More »

FBI Investigating Idaho 'Gladiator School' Prison

Video of inmate beaten into coma underscores level of violence

Dec 1, 2010 6:28 AM CST

FBI Investigating Idaho 'Gladiator School' Prison

Video of inmate beaten into coma underscores level of violence
(Newser) - The FBI launched an investigation into a privately run Idaho prison after the AP published a video of an inmate savagely beating another as guards looked on. The inmate, who banged on a guard station window to plead for help and suffered brain damage in the attack, is one of... More »

 Josef Fritzl: 
 I Love My 
 Daughter 

Incest dad says he's 'world famous,' 'dead sad'

Nov 2, 2010 2:29 AM CDT

Josef Fritzl: I Love My Daughter

Incest dad says he's 'world famous,' 'dead sad'
(Newser) - Austrian incest monster Josef Fritzl has granted his first press interview, boasting to reporters that he's "world famous," "loves" the daughter he repeatedly raped for 24 years, and is convinced his wife is still in love with him. "My dream is to get out of here... More »

87-Year-Old Granny
Jailed for Dealing Crack

Ola Mae Agee will turn 88 in prison

Nov 1, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

87-Year-Old Granny Jailed for Dealing Crack

Ola Mae Agee will turn 88 in prison
(Newser) - Meet Ola Mae Agee, perhaps the world’s oldest drug dealer. The 87-year-old grandmother was found guilty last week of selling cocaine from the living room of her Florida home after an undercover police officer bought $20 worth of crack from her, the Pensacola News Journal reports. Agee, who served... More »

 Officer Chills With 
 Lil Wayne, Gets 
 Suspended 

What do you suppose they were doing in there for 45 minutes?

Oct 28, 2010 11:49 AM CDT

Officer Chills With Lil Wayne, Gets Suspended

What do you suppose they were doing in there for 45 minutes?
(Newser) - Lil Wayne's time in jail has been nothing if not eventful, and now, as his sentence winds down, a second corrections officer is in trouble for visiting him. Captain Raphael Collazzo, a 20-year veteran, was spotted on security video spending 45 minutes in the rapper's isolation cell , the New York ... More »

 Guy Gets 
 15 Months for 
 Laser Pointer 
 Prank 

Unfortunately, it was a police helicopter he was pointing it at

Oct 26, 2010 11:30 AM CDT

Guy Gets 15 Months for Laser Pointer Prank

Unfortunately, it was a police helicopter he was pointing it at
(Newser) - Annoying: Pointing a laser pointer at anyone. Stupid: Pointing it at a highway patrol helicopter. But that’s what a 19-year-old California man did last year—while the helicopter was assisting in a burglary investigation, no less—and Nathan Ramon Wells was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison for... More »

 Amanda Knox: 
 I'm Trapped 
 in 'Limbo' 

New book dishes on her life behind bars

Oct 18, 2010 4:00 AM CDT

Amanda Knox: I'm Trapped in 'Limbo'

New book dishes on her life behind bars
(Newser) - Excerpts from a new book provide a glimpse into Amanda Knox 's life "in limbo"—otherwise known as an Italian prison. The as-yet released book, Take Me With You, chronicles the convicted killer's life behind bars and her hopes for the future. "I miss my family. I... More »

 Stopping Suicide 
 No Publicity 
 Stunt: T.I. 

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date

Oct 15, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Stopping Suicide No Publicity Stunt: T.I.

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date
(Newser) - After T.I. talked a man threatening suicide out of jumping from a downtown Atlanta building, some are calling the move a publicity stunt—but that couldn’t be further from the truth, the rapper tells CNN . The video he made, which police played to the man and is credited... More »

 Letters Show Jailed 
 Mandela's Anguish 

Leader's writings released in new memoir

Oct 10, 2010 11:45 AM CDT

Letters Show Jailed Mandela's Anguish

Leader's writings released in new memoir
(Newser) - Nelson Mandela sat in a prison cell for 27 years, alone and separated from his family, with not much more to do than write—waves of words documenting his anguish that are now being released in a new memoir, Conversations With Myself. Some excerpts, as per the BBC:
  • To wife
... More »

Brit Prisoners May Work
to Compensate Victims

Justice chief wants to replace 'enforced idleness' with full-time work

Oct 5, 2010 3:10 AM CDT

Brit Prisoners May Work to Compensate Victims

Justice chief wants to replace 'enforced idleness' with full-time work
(Newser) - Britain's justice secretary is looking for jobs—and a massive pay raise—for the country's 85,000 prison inmates. Ken Clarke wants companies to outsource work to the nation's prisons, and to pay inmates the national minimum wage of $9.39 an hour instead of the current maximum prison wage... More »

new book

Prison Turning 'Angel Face' Knox Into Tough Con

Ex-inmate's memoir offers glimpse of world behind bars

Sep 27, 2010 4:24 AM CDT

Prison Turning 'Angel Face' Knox Into Tough Con

Ex-inmate's memoir offers glimpse of world behind bars
(Newser) - Prison has been no party for Amanda Knox , claims a new memoir written by a woman incarcerated with the killer. The book, Passeggiando con Amanda—'Walking with Amanda' —chronicles Knox's transformation from fresh-faced undergraduate to hardened prison vet over the course of her trial for the death of Meredith... More »

 Missouri Judges 
 Weigh Prison Cost 
 in Sentencing 

'Smart sentencing' draws fire from prosecutors

Sep 19, 2010 7:46 AM CDT

Missouri Judges Weigh Prison Cost in Sentencing

'Smart sentencing' draws fire from prosecutors
(Newser) - We all know the punishment should fit the crime, but what if the punishment costs too much? Along with sentencing guidelines and legal statutes, Missouri judges now have state-supplied information on the bottom line of what various sentencing scenarios will cost. They'd know, for instance, that a three-year sentence for... More »

Lawyers Forced to Ditch
Bras in Jail Screenings

Bras of 'prettiest' Belgians somehow set off metal detectors, they complain

Sep 10, 2010 4:45 AM CDT

Lawyers Forced to Ditch Bras in Jail Screenings

Bras of 'prettiest' Belgians somehow set off metal detectors, they complain
(Newser) - Female attorneys became suspicious when their bras—particularly those worn by young, attractive women—suddenly set off metal alarms at a Belgian prison and had to be removed. Now they're angry. "Metal detection checks seem very difficult to carry out when a pretty, young lawyer or visitor reports to... More »

opinion

 Here's Our Real 
 Prison Problem 

Nobody knows what jails are supposed to do

Aug 29, 2010 3:27 PM CDT

Here's Our Real Prison Problem

Nobody knows what jails are supposed to do
(Newser) - America is incarcerating more people than ever, and more states are turning to private prisons to lock them up. Trying to figure out whether these private facilities are worth it raises a more fundamental question for Andrew Price: "What is the service that prisons are supposed to deliver?" he... More »

 7 Injured in Folsom Prison Riot 

Guards fired shots to quell 200-inmate uprising

Aug 28, 2010 7:24 AM CDT

7 Injured in Folsom Prison Riot

Guards fired shots to quell 200-inmate uprising
(AP) - Seven Folsom State Prison inmates are in the hospital after guards last night fired shots to quell rioting that broke out about 7pm, reports the AP. It's not clear what prompted the 200 inmates to riot, but the disturbance broke out in the main exercise yard and lasted 30 minutes.... More »

Mob Sent Secret Notes Via Texts Aired in TV Ticker

Scrolled messages kept godfathers up to date

Aug 23, 2010 2:21 AM CDT

Mob Sent Secret Notes Via Texts Aired in TV Ticker

Scrolled messages kept godfathers up to date
(Newser) - Mafia gangsters have been sending secret missives to imprisoned godfathers via text messages scrolled along the bottom of a popular Italian soccer program, a judge has revealed. The notes, which kept mob bosses informed of nefarious ventures, were tucked among innocent messages from fans that ran constantly throughout the program... More »

 Left-Right Coalition 
 Presses US on 
 Prison Rape 

Groups criticize Eric Holder for delay in new rules

Aug 18, 2010 4:08 PM CDT

Left-Right Coalition Presses US on Prison Rape

Groups criticize Eric Holder for delay in new rules
(Newser) - The issue of prison rape—and the Justice Department's delay in addressing it—has brought together an unusual coalition of conservative and progressive groups, the Huffington Post reports. Focus on the Family and the American Conservative Union joined the ACLU and George Soros' Open Society Policy Center yesterday in calling... More »

DUI Child Killer Murdered
in San Quentin

Edward Schaefer
killed 10 days into
24-year sentence

Jul 28, 2010 5:11 AM CDT

DUI Child Killer Murdered in San Quentin

Edward Schaefer killed 10 days into 24-year sentence
(Newser) - A man convicted of murder for killing a 9-year-old girl while driving drunk was murdered in San Quentin prison just 10 days into a 24-year sentence. Investigators believe Edward Schaefer, 44, was stabbed to death with a homemade knife by inmate Frank Souza in the prison's reception yard, the San ... More »

 Mexican Prison Guards 'Freed Inmates to Kill'

Inmates given guns to carry out party massacre

Jul 26, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Mexican Prison Guards 'Freed Inmates to Kill'

Inmates given guns to carry out party massacre
(Newser) - Mexican prison guards let inmates out of their cells, gave them guns, and sent them off in official vehicles to carry out killings on behalf of drug cartels, according to Mexican authorities. Four prison officials have been placed under house arrest as the killings—including the massacre of 17 people... More »

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