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Woman Arrested For Trying To Throw Drug-Filled Footballs Into Prison

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:44 +0000

It’s September, which means the nation is starting to go football crazy. Ohio woman Janine Fulton recently took football insanity to a new level when she filled a couple official size Wilson balls with pills, marijuana, cigarettes, cell phones, and cell phone chargers and tried to toss them into the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, OH.

Brandon Scott Lavergne Was Checked Out Of Jail Yesterday, Hours Before A Body Was Recovered In Evangeline Parish

Chris Reed — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:10:07 +0000

Much of Acadiana remains on stand-by as we await the confirmation from Lafayette Police on a body that was located yesterday in Evangeline Parish. Paul Mouton, of Lafayette Police, says they are confident in their findings yesterday and that they believe Mickey Shunick has been brought home. Since then, the million dollar question is...Who brought authorities to the grave site in Evangeline Parish?

The 20 Best Reactions To The Lafayette Inmates Who Were Caught Facebooking In Jail

DJ Digital — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:35:37 +0000

We thought that we saw it all when we discovered the two Lafayette Parish Prison inmates who were somehow allegedly updating their Facebook pages from INSIDE the jail - that is until we saw the reactions to the story. Some of you had us in TEARS with your comments via Facebook, so we decided to pull the best 20 and deliver them to you, before this either went away, or got too out of hand.

Two Lafayette Parish Inmates Under Investigation For Facebooking In Prison

DJ Digital — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:11:37 +0000

Facebook is addictive. So addictive, that according to KATC's Erin Steuber, two Lafayette Parish inmates have been secretly active on the social media site for close to a month, undetected - until now. Most of the time, I'm hesitant to buy into zany stories like these, but when I saw one of the inmate's default photos from INSIDE the jail (above), I was a believer.

Woman Arrested For Trying To Break Into Jail

Brad Striker — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:14:48 +0000

Life must really be bad on the outside if this woman was trying to break into jail. I've never really been inside a jail or prison before, but if everything I hear is true then I know its pretty small and they don't let you put pictures on the wall. Do you think she left a thanksgiving day turkey inside?

Jennifer Hudson Family Murders: William Balfour Gets Three Consecutive Life Sentences

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:22:57 +0000

Not one. Not two. But three. That’s how many consecutive life sentences William Balfour, the man who was convicted of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson‘s family in Chicago back in 2008, will serve. Balfour, who is Hudson’s former brother-in-law, was found guilty of first degree murder on May 11. He shot Hudson’s mother Darnell [...]

Lenny Dykstra Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:33:22 +0000

Lenny Dykstra’s unlikely journey from all-star centerfielder to supposed financial wizard and businessman has landed the 49-year-old in jail. The former Mets and Phillies star was sentenced to three years in California prison after pleading no contest to charges of grand theft auto and forging financial statements. Dykstra attempted to change his plea at the last minute, but the judge refused [...]

C-Murder's Life Sentence Upheld in Louisiana Appeals Court

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:06:13 +0000

Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Dec. 28) upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for former No Limit Records artist C-Murder (real name Corey Miller), reports nola.com. The decision stems from Mr. Miller’s argument that he was denied a fair trial in his 2002 murder case.

'Amish Eight' Mugshots Go Viral

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:32:43 +0000

Looking ragged and ornery, eight Amish men were booked into the Graves County, Kentucky jail earlier this week for contempt of court after they refused to pay fines releated to not affixing orange safety triangles to their horse and buggies. The men argued that the reflective triangles were too modern, and went against their Mennonite [...]

Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:34:36 +0000

New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.

Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.

T.I. Back In Prison

Chris Logan — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:23:10 +0000

In a somewhat strange turn of events, T.I. is back in federal custody. Why?? Well, when he was released from prison yesterday, he took a tour bus instead of a van! Law enforcement officials tell TMZ, that when an inmate is in a low to medium security prison, they need to use a private, unescorted mode [...]

T.I. And Wifey Misbehave In Prison

Chris Reed — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:29:52 +0000

Rapper T.I. got into some serious trouble with prison officials over the weeked.While he and his wife were in a visitation room, officials says the couple got too close or too intimate during the visitation. According to the story from TMZ, couples are allowed to kiss and embrace at the begining and end of the [...]

Did Larry King Save Wesley Snipes From Prison?

DJ Digital — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:13:35 +0000

Wesley Snipes may be a badass on screen, but when you willfully refuse to file your taxes, the end result is usually jail. Mr. Snipes was scheduled to start a 3 yr prison sentence in Pennsylvania tomorrow but he may have gotten off the hook thanks to Larry King. On last nights show Larry King [...]

Lil Wayne Released From Prison

Dave Steel — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:35:41 +0000

Lil Wayne was released from the Rikers Island prison facility after serving eight months of a year-long sentence for attempted gun possession. Though a guard told MTV News early Thursday morning that he had to wait another day due to “miscalculated” time, at 8:35 a.m. a spokesperson at Rikers confirmed that Wayne had been discharged. [...]

Lil Wayne's Final Day In Prison: What Will It Be Like?

DJ Digital — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:25:29 +0000

Lil Wayne is expected to be released from prison Thursday following his completion of a prison sentence for attempted gun possession in New York. The superstar MC has been on Rikers Island since early March.

Update on T.I.'s Return to Prison

Dave Steel — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:33:30 +0000

Got Your Back, Back In Prison T.I. turned himself over to authorities once again on Monday (November 1), as the Atlanta rapper is set to begin his second stint in prison in less than a year. Hopefully this time, he will be able to keep himself on the good path. In the meantime, his new [...]