Texas State

The Guardian

Legal action aims to force criminal justice department to air condition prisons, where 85,000 are at risk of heat illnesses

‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates

Louisiana State

The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to increase shade and take other steps to protect prisoners doing agricultural labor from dangerous heat. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson’s order reinforced a similar one he issued in July. This one cites...

Federal judge reinforces order for heat protection for Louisiana inmates at prison farm

Latin Times

Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to continue busing immigrants north from his state of Texas during the Republican National Convention. But while his declarations were met with roaring applause, are there enough immigrants to do so? It seems that is starting to not be the case anymore. "We have continued busing...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is running out of migrants to send to Democratic-led cities up north

California State

Inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried over prosecutorial misconduct

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

Frisco, TX

Miranda Lambert was shamed for her figure and her style as she stunned in a sparkly black dress last year. All smiles as she attended the 2023 Texas Medal Of Arts Awards in February of that year, the country singer ditched her fringe and cowboy boots for a sleek evening look, one highlighting her hourglass figure and her red carpet vibes.

Miranda Lambert Shamed In Tight Glitter Dress That’s ‘Ill-Fitting’

Nevada State

Ely, NV

CBS News

Three inmates have died and nine others were transported for medical treatment as a result of an "altercation" on Tuesday at a maximum-security prison in a rural mining city in eastern Nevada, the state's Department of Corrections said.No officers were injured and the department gave no additional details about how the deaths and injuries occurred in Ely, Nevada. The department did not release the names of any of the inmates that died or the conditions of those injured.CBS affiliate KLAS-TV has learned the altercation appeared to stem from a feud between two rival gangs and there are concerns about possible...

3 inmates killed, 9 injured in "altercation" at maximum-security prison

Mississippi State

Parchman, MS

NBC News

Inside the sole unit without air conditioning at Mississippi’s largest prison, inmates hang wet sheets from their cell ceilings to dampen the air and lay drenched towels strategically across their bodies. A temporary reprieve comes from scoops of ice handed out twice a day. As punishing heat spreads across...

Inmates battle heat, mold and mice inside Mississippi's largest prison

South Pasadena, CA

Following a happenstance case break, detectives in Southern California found the person responsible for an unsolved 1986 homicide of a 19-year-old woman – a serial killer already on death row, Los Angeles county sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

California serial killer on death row confessed to 1986 cold case homicide, authorities say

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The federal government is processing citizenship requests at the fastest rate in a decade, addressing a backlog that accumulated during the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the close to 3.3 million immigrants who have become citizens during the Biden administration, processing speed sits at under five months, on par with 2013 and 2014.

Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at the fastest average rate in a decade

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Missouri State

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Just as in the case of Sandra Hemme, actions by the state’s attorney general are keeping Christopher Dunn locked up. St....

Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks

Corpus Christi, TX

Fox Weather

The Texas Gulf Coast is bristling this week at the sight of bearded fireworms, prickly creatures capable of delivering a painful sting to its victims.

Bearded creature washing up on Texas beach is that of 'worst nightmares'

Falls County, TX

Lott, TX

Fox News

An 18-year-old Texas rodeo star who had just graduated from high school died this week after he was dragged by a horse while tending to a sick calf.

Texas teen rodeo star fatally dragged by horse while tending to sick calf in shocking accident: 'A great kid'

Guards beat female inmates in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, the family of jailed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi said, raising new concerns about her health. Rights activist Mohammadi, 52, who won the 2023 prize for her campaigning including against the death...

Guards beat female inmates at Iran's Evin prison as they protest executions

Paris, TX

Law & Crime

A 24-year-old father in Texas is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police say he intentionally gave his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink. 
The post Dad admits forcing 4-month-old son to drink gasoline ‘with the intention of ending the child’s life’: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.

Dad admits forcing 4-month-old son to drink gasoline 'with the intention of ending the child's life': Police

Decatur, GA

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia sun scorched the slab of concrete beneath Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano’s body when nurses found him in a puddle of his own excrement, vomiting, according to a complaint. Officers left Ramirez in an outdoor cell at Telfair State Prison on July 20,...

Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says

NewsBreak

Overcrowding in Texas jails is prompting facilities to send people awaiting trial to other counties and states

SEATTLE - Counties all across Texas are struggling to properly house the people held in their jails. One of the solutions taken by state authorities and...

Overcrowding in Texas jails is prompting facilities to send people awaiting trial to other counties and states

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