Michigan State

Jackson, MI

Columbus, OH

Chicago, IL

Black Enterprise

Ashley Chapman, a Black woman from Chicago, filed a discrimination complaint against a staffing agency after allegedly overhearing employees call her “white trash” on a voicemail, WGN TV reports. Chapman searched for employment after moving to the Windy City from North Dakota. After enlisting the help of a...

Black Woman Alleges She Overheard Staffing Agency Workers Refer To Her As ‘White Trash’

Colorado State

The Guardian

Derek Chauvin was moved to a low-security facility in Texas after being stabbed 22 times in an Arizona prison last year

Former officer who killed George Floyd transferred to Texas prison after attack

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

RadarOnline

R. Kelly has long claimed his personal information was leaked by prison employees – and now it appears the disgraced R&B star may been proven right.RadarOnline.com can reveal the singer-turned-convicted sex offender, 57, was seemingly vindicated this week when the U.S. government demanded Kelly’s 2023 lawsuit be tossed from court.A lawyer for the government wrote: “The United States is not subject to institutional liability stemming from allegedly widespread negligent practices or policies.”Kelly, initially known for hit songs like I Believe I Can Fly before he was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, filed a lawsuit last year against the U.S....

Prison Workers ‘Illegally Leaked’ R Kelly’s Private Emails and Phone Logs — as Feds Ask Judge to Toss Lawsuit

Distractify

One question that inevitably gets asked when it comes to any violent crime is, why did the person do it? In an effort to understand something as horrifying as murder, people look at the perpetrator's mental health, what was going on in their lives at the time, and of course, they dive into their childhoods. Whatever one finds out during this pursuit of knowledge is not an excuse but provides much-needed context.In October 2019, Wade Wilson brutally murdered two women in the span of 24 hours and has never shown a single ounce of remorse. Throughout his trial, he sat...

Wade Wilson's Biological Father Was 15 Years Old When He Impregnated His 14-Year-Old Girlfriend

Georgia State

The Georgia Department of Corrections is seeing its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths, including at least 24 homicides, during the first six months of 2024. Mortality data obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows total deaths inside state correctional facilities from all causes have been rising since 2020. The number of such deaths in the first half of this year even exceeds the number of prisoner deaths during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deaths at record level in Georgia state prisons as crisis deepens

José Duval Mata's family has not heard from him since he was swept up in El Salvador's gang crackdown.

Stuck in one of the world's toughest jails - against judges' orders

Indiana State

Atwater, CA

Fox News

Three people are facing charges in the death of a prison worker who died after handling a drug-laced package sent to an inmate in California.

Federal prison worker dies after touching drug-laced package sent to inmate: DOJ

NBC News

Many Americans turn to medications like buprenorphine to overcome opioid addiction. But some say they’re being discriminated against as they go about their lives because they carry a stigma. NBC News' Kate Snow introduces us to Derek Scott who, once in recovery, spent years fighting for the opportunity to work as a lawyer.

Medication helped him overcome addiction. Then he says he was blocked at first from getting a law license

Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

If your company requires employees to work mandatory overtime, it’s important to factor those extra hours into your calculations when determining employees’ FMLA entitlement. Failing to do so can be an expensive mistake, as an Eighth Circuit decision shows. That’s one of the key takeaways from Hernandez v....

The Tricky Connection Between FMLA & Overtime

Massachusetts State

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

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Angry Aurorans and Denverites on social media poked fun at the news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It seemed to contradict comments made by Gov. Jared Polis, who said the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated: Denver media criticized

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

In Touch Weekly

The prison officer being sued by R. Kelly over the alleged leak of the singer’s emails and phone logs to a blogger fired back in court, In Touch can exclusively report. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, the prison officer denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the federal lawsuit brought by the disgraced singer.

R. Kelly Prison Officer Tells Judge There is No Privacy Behind Bars in Lawsuit Over Leaked Emails

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Lavender marriage is a term and practice that's been around for decades. The practice began in the early 20th century and was often associated with LGBTQ+ film stars of the time. The marriage is one of convenience between two people, often one or both of who are LGBTQ+.

Lavender Marriages Are Becoming More Popular

Scott County, VA

Fort Blackmore, VA

Watchful Eye

The child abuse and neglect charges against 24-year-old Michael Finley and 19-year-old Hannah Danielle Davidson have been upgraded to murder. As previously reported, the Fort Blackmore couple are accused in the death of Davidson’s 7-week-old baby who, according to Scott County Sheriff’s Office, was “critically injured.”

Scott Co. couple accused for death of infant now facing murder

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

North Carolina State

Southern Pines, NC

(CN) — The Fourth Circuit found Monday that a Black minister who was arrested and held on a $5 million bond after helping community members file complaints against the local police department was arrested without probable cause. Police officers in the town of Southern Pines, North Carolina, arrested Lee...

North Carolina father arrested over son’s drugs can sue cops who withheld evidence, appeals court rules

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The Grand Rapids Press

NewsBreak

Overworked corrections officers demand action to solve Michigan prison staffing crisis

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – There weren’t many corrections officers protesting near the Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson Thursday...

Overworked corrections officers demand action to solve Michigan prison staffing crisis

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