Georgia State

Americus, GA

InsideEdition

The beauty queen's attorney spoke on her behalf in court and the proceedings lasted less than a minute. Trinity Poague showed little emotion and was comforted by her lawyer with a hug before walking out of the courtroom on $75,000 bond ahead of trial.

Georgia Beauty Queen Accused of Beating BF's Baby Boy to Death Pleads Not Guilty, Remains Out on $75K Bond

Cocke County, TN

TooFab

Georgia firefighters Raegan Anderson and Chandler Kuhbander, who'd dated until 2023, were found deceased nearly 300 miles from where they'd disappeared, with their deaths the result of an alleged murder-suicide.

Autopsy Reveals Contents of Suicide Note After Apparent Murder-Suicide of Missing Firefighters: Report

Jesup, GA

TheDailyBeast

Two boys have been charged in the May drowning death of 8-year-old Noah Bush in Jesup, Georgia.WSBTV reports, citing lawyers, that an unnamed 11-year-old admitted to taking Bush down to a “borrow pit” full of water and held his head under the water while he drowned. The boy was charged and sentenced to two years in a detention facility.“This 11-year-old admitted under oath he, in fact, led Noah Bush down to the clay pits, pushed him into the water and ultimately held his head under the water until he drowned,” family attorney Francys Johnson told WSBTV.The outlet reports that another...

11-Year-Old Admits to Drowning 8-Year-Old Boy

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

Tennessee State

Irish Star

Alyssia Moulton, 34, is suing Southern Health Partners who are the medical provider for the lockup facility in Tennessee, along with a number of other defendants

Tennessee woman 'forced to give birth alone in prison toilet' after stint in solitary confinement

Florida State

Bartow, FL

A Florida death row inmate, convicted of a 1997 mass killing at a manufacturing facility, died on Thursday before an execution date could be set. Nelson Serrano, who had been diagnosed with a terminal condition, spent his final days confined to a wheelchair and suffering from severe health issues. Conviction...

Florida death row inmate dies before execution amid terminal illness

CUMBERLAND COUNTY — Federal inmates are once again being held at the Cumberland County Jail after a two-year pause, but no one at the facility is excited about it. The jail lost its lucrative contract with the U.S. Marshals Service in 2022 because of staffing shortages and other services the federal government found lacking at the facility.

Correctional officers union files complaint after jail contracts with U.S. marshals to house federal inmates

Flagler County, FL

The Independent

 A Florida mother has been arrested after allegedly getting in a fight with a high school student at a bus stop.Authorities with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in Daytona North, Florida on August 15. According to the police, the fight stemmed from a friendship fallout that occurred during the summer.Two teenage girls involved in the altercation allegedly got off a bus and agreed to fight each other.At one point, 34-year-old Kathryn Stephanopoulos, one of the girl’s mothers, allegedly got involved in the scuffle and had a child in a headlock, Fox News reported. Her daughter...

Florida mom arrested after jumping into a fist fight to help her high school daughter

Harrah, OK

Law & Crime

Joseph Wiles and Mekayla Beard were arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly beating his 8-year-old son with numerous household items, including a wooden paddle.
The post Paddle-wielding stepmom left 8-year-old bruised ‘all over,’ claimed CPS told her ‘as long as it’s on the bottom, it’s not abuse’, police say first appeared on Law & Crime.

Paddle-wielding stepmom left 8-year-old bruised 'all over,' claimed CPS told her 'as long as it's on the bottom, it's not abuse', police say

Alabama State

Oakland County, MI

Charter Township Of Clinton, MI

Michigan police accused a doctor of illegally recording his female patients and children for at least six years. Dr. Oumair Aejaz allegedly utilized hidden cameras to peep on unsuspecting children as young as two years old and women of various ages in hospital rooms, changing rooms, closets and bathrooms, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. It is also believed that he recorded multiple sex crimes he committed against hospital patients who were either asleep or unconscious.

Doctor accused of recording and spying on women and young children patients through hidden cameras

Massachusetts State

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Montgomery County, TN

"The failure to schedule Ms. Moulton for a routine pre-natal medical evaluation by a licensed physician was especially egregious," the lawsuit alleges.
The post Mom ‘forced’ to deliver her baby boy alone in a jail toilet while in ‘solitary’ during pretrial detention, lawsuit says first appeared on Law & Crime.

Mom 'forced' to deliver her baby boy alone in a jail toilet while in 'solitary' during pretrial detention, lawsuit says

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

South Carolina State

NewsNation

An ex-prison guard, with whom Susan Smith had an affair while in jail, said he doesn't think his former lover should be allowed parole yet.

Susan Smith isn’t ready for parole: Ex-lover, prison guard

Warning: This story contains details readers might find distressing. A cult member who beat her two-year-old daughter to death over her failure to properly complete chores in Australia has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Tillie Craig disappeared from the Ministry of God farm in 1987, sparking a decades-long...

Cult member jailed for killing two-year-old daughter

Douglas, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Florence County, SC

USA TODAY

A lawsuit filed has accused gas station chain Buc-ee's of negligence after a man allegedly tripped over ropes tying down its inflatable beaver mascot.

South Carolina man suing Buc-ee's says he was injured by giant inflatable beaver: Lawsuit

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Fulton, AR

An Arkansas woman is dead after allegedly being set on fire by her husband at their home in Fulton, Arkansas. According to authorities, 35-year-old Tonya Cockrell had told police months prior to the killing that she was “scared” of her husband. Bruce Lee Cockrell Jr., 47, was arrested...

Arkansas woman 'set on fire by husband' told cops she was 'scared' of him months before her death

NewsBreak

Former officer sues Charleston Co. jail over medical negligence while in custody

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A man who spent time behind bars at the Charleston County jail has filed a lawsuit against the county and the...

Former officer sues Charleston Co. jail over medical negligence while in custody

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