Several members of Vybz Kartel’s once-formidable Gaza/Portmore Empire are among those airing their thoughts on his release from a Kingston prison on Wednesday. The disbanded clique’s most successful member, Popcaan, reposted an article about the acquittal on his Instagram page. “13 Years a fight and win that Bombocl**t!!”...

Former Portmore Empire Artists React To Vybz Kartel’s Prison Release

Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican Dancehall legend, is finally free. Just over a decade ago in March of 2014, the musician was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. In March of this year, the convictions were overturned due to juror misconduct. It was decided...

Vybz Kartel Released From Prison After 13 Years

NEW YORK - The Jamaica Court of Appeal ordered Vybz Kartel and his three codefendants to be freed after the ailing dancehall star spent years behind bars. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the court decided against a retrial in the murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams, whose body was never found.

Vybz Kartel free: Dancehall star to be released after years behind bars

The Independent

 An Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with killing a Black woman after he shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water at her home had stopped his partner from helping her, according to court documents filed on Thursday.Sonya Massey, 36, was shot dead in her Springfield home after deputies responded to her 911 call about a possible prowler in the early morning hours of July 6.Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, 30, who is white, was indicted Thursday on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in Massey’s death. He...

White deputy charged with murdering Black woman who called 911 told partner not to render aid, prosecutors say

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

InsideEdition

"Her car was in the middle of the cemetery and she was in the back of the car wrapped up in sheets and trash bags. She was beaten to death. Her face was smashed in, her head was smashed in, she was brutally beaten," the victim's father told WLOX

Beloved Nursing Student Beaten to Death and Left in Cemetery After Ex Released From Jail Without GPS Monitor

Nevada State

LAS VEGAS — A sick and old former gang boss from the Los Angeles area is going to ask a Nevada judge on Tuesday to change her mind and let him out of jail on house arrest before his trial for killing Tupac Shakur in 1996. Carl Arnold, Duane...

The Person Charged With Killing Tupac Shakur Asks the Judge to Put Him Under House Arrest Instead of Jail Time Before His Trial

The government has announced emergency measures to deal with prison overcrowding in England and Wales. These include early release for some prisoners when they have served 40% of their sentence. The first people are likely to be released under the scheme in September. Which prisoners will be released?. Prisoners who...

Which prisoners will be released from jail early?

New York City, NY

Bronx, NY

New York Post

A convicted murderer who fatally shot an off-duty NYPD officer during a robbery in the Bronx more than 40 years ago will soon be released on parole — the 42nd cop killer in the state granted their freedom in seven years.

Jose Curet, who gunned down Officer George Werdann on Feb. 21, 1982, will be sprung from Fishkill Correctional Facility after the Parole Board decided in favor of his release earlier this month, state records show.

Retired NYPD Lt. Donald Pagani was a childhood friend of the murdered 23-year-old and attended 16 hearings to try to convince the board to keep Curet,...

Shooter who murdered off-duty NYPD officer 40 years ago released from prison, 42nd cop killer freed in seven years

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Mississippi State

Meridian, MS

The Mirror US

Emily Lawhead, a spokesperson for Management and Training Corporation, which manages the facility, said Clarence Gillie, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday

Mystery deepens as third inmate found dead in cell this month at Mississippi prison

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Sissonville, WV

A white West Virginia couple is accused of keeping their adopted Black children in a barn they kept for forced labor. Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty to over a dozen charges, including human trafficking of a minor child, use of a minor child in forced labor and child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, after two Black teenagers, ages 14 and 16, were found locked in a shed, according to 'MetroNews.'

Wealthy White Couple Accused Of Adopting Black Children They Kept In A Shed To Work As Slaves

Los Angeles, CA

Las Vegas, NV

The US Sun

FURIOUS self-confessed gangster Keefe D raged at prosecutors and a former Los Angeles detective during his intense bail bond hearing on Tuesday. Keefe D looked downcast as Judge Carli Kierny decided she would consider whether he could be freed after a 45-minute hearing in courtroom 12B at the Las Vegas Judicial Court.

Moment Tupac Shakur murder suspect Keefe D erupts in courtroom rant over confession evidence in intense bail hearing

Virginia State

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

Oklahoma State

A death row inmate has said he is struggling to sleep now that his execution date has been set. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, says it is “all you think about” as the execution date has been set. "When they're talking about killing you, it's kind of hard to sleep,” he told The Oklahoman.

Death row inmate reveals he's 'not sleeping' and protests innocence as execution date set

Hunterdon County, NJ

NJ Spotlight

The officer was fired in 2020 for not reporting a kiss between himself and a prisoner and for passing a message from her to another inmate. The Department of Corrections has broad authority to ensure order within its facilities, the state Supreme Court said in ordering a former officer charged in a sexual assault scandal be fired.

NJ Supreme Court backs firing of corrections officer in women’s prison scandal

Saint Louis, MO

Black Enterprise

Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in jail for a murder he says he never committed. A man 30 years into a life sentence with parole had his conviction overturned by a Missouri judge. But though he has been ordered to be released, according to the Associated Press, the Michigan prison he is still in has not complied with the order.

Man’s Conviction Overturned But Prison Refuses To Release Him

Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

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Vybz Kartel, Co-Accused Freed, Will Not Face Retrial

Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and his co-accused Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St. John will not face a new trial for the murder of...

Vybz Kartel, Co-Accused Freed, Will Not Face Retrial

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