Read the latest in our coverage of the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. and other issues in Tarrant County jail. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn presented security and cell phone footage of the in-custody death of Anthony Johnson Jr. at a press conference Thursday afternoon. The video released by the sheriff’s office showed jailer Rafael […]
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare the conduct of jail personnel involved in the death of an inmate “invokes strong emotions.” O’Hare issued a statement within an hour of the Sheriff’s Office releasing a video that showed the moments before the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. After an altercation with guards, Johnson is handcuffed before a […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Traded In His $35 Million Mansion In The Bahamas For A Prison Cell With 35 Inmates But Claims “He Did Not Do Anything Wrong” Formerly disgraced FTX CEO and Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. His high-profile trial […]
Three federal inmates accused of killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger while he was incarcerated have agreed to a plea and to be sentenced in the case, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Fotios Geas, 55; Paul J. DeCologero, 48; and Sean McKinnon, 36, were all charged in Bulger’s death in October […]
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections issued a warning to inmates’ families about a recent uptick in bond scams. According to a news release, Okaloosa County Department of Corrections staff members have encountered multiple instances of individuals posing as bail bondsmen to families of inmates. Gulf Coast storm damage after […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A ‘disturbance’ at 201 Poplar led to four inmates getting injured on Friday night, per Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner said. In a statement released by Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner, he explained that several disturbances occurred in a single-housing unit in the main jail at 201 Poplar on Friday night. The first two […]
Four inmates at the Shelby County Jail were taken to the hospital Friday night after “several disturbances” involving objects being set on fire and cell doors being knocked off their tracks, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. All the inmates were taken to Regional One in non-critical condition, treated and have been returned to […]
Additional locks on the cell doors at the Shelby County Jail, commonly called 201 Poplar, have been broken by inmates and old age, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Commercial Appeal Friday morning. The additional locks that were broken were first mentioned by SCSO Chief Administrative Officer Alicia Lindsey during a Shelby County […]
The Pope has urged prisoners to view their time behind bars as a chance for “moral and material rebirth”, as he viewed an art show in a women’s jail in Venice. Francis travelled to the lagoon city to visit the Holy See’s pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show and meet with the people who […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria near the capital city of Abuja after overnight heavy rains destroyed parts of the facility, a prison official said Thursday, as security agencies searched for the fleeing prisoners. The downpour, which lasted for several hours on Wednesday night, destroyed the […]
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a jail near Nigeria’s capital after heavy rain damaged part of the facility where they were housed. According to the authorities, 118 inmates originally fled the Suleja Prison but 10 have since been re-captured. A manhunt has been launched to find the others. The identity of the prisoners […]
Apr. 24—A competency trial for an Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in June was continued. Wade Lay, 63, was set to be the first inmate executed in America in 2022 before a southeast Oklahoma district judge ordered a stay in December 2021. Under a now struck state law, District 18 District Attorney […]