Kenosha, WI

Kenosha County, WI

Columbus, OH

The Independent

 An inmate who was involved in the fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars.Massachusetts gangster Paul J DeCologero was sentenced in federal court on Thursday after pleading guilty to an assault charge. He could have faced up to 10 years in prison.DeCologero was already serving a 25-year sentence handed down in 2006 after he was convicted of buying heroin used to try to kill a teenage girl.Prosecutors originally alleged that, along with fellow inmate Fotios “Freddy” Geas, DeCologero used a lock attached...

Inmate jailed over violent prison killing of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

South Carolina State

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions....

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

Lafayette County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

Massachusetts State

Dover, MA

Fox News

New details emerged this week in the murder-suicide of a prominent Massachusetts family who were found dead last year in their opulent compound called 'Enchanted Acres.'

Massachusetts police clued in to wealthy family's mansion murders with three sheets of paper and chilling note

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

North Carolina State

Chicago, IL

USA TODAY

Joshua Zimmerman, 30, had escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse in northwest Mississippi on June 14, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office said.

Escaped Mississippi inmate in custody after hourslong standoff at Chicago restaurant

The prisons ombudsman has called for inmates to have free phone calls to stem rising rates of suicide in prisons.Adrian Usher, who was appointed as Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) last April, has demanded an overhaul of the prison telephone system after an inmate took their life every three and a half days in England and Wales last year.In an article published on the PPO website, he said standard practice currently sees inmates pay for calls by the minute, using money earned working in prison. They are among the worst-paid workers in the country, with inmates earning between £15 and...

Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides

Milwaukee, WI

BIN: Black Information Network

A Wisconsin man charged with the murder and dismemberment of a 19-year-old college student who he went on a first date with allegedly plotted to kill her weeks before she went missing.

Man Accused Of Plotting To Dismember Black Teen Weeks Before Their 1st Date

Ione, CA

Former fertilizer salesman Scott Peterson is today serving a life sentence in a state prison in California for the murders of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son. According to State of California inmate records, Scott Lee Peterson, now 51, is incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison. He was admitted to prison on March 17, 2005, the database says. The prison is located in Ione, California.

Scott Peterson Today: Where Is the Convicted Killer Now?

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

MotorBiscuit


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Detroit, MI

CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) - A Detroit judge who ordered a teen to be handcuffed for falling asleep in the courtroom has been temporarily removed from his docket, 36th District Court Chief Judge William McConico said in a statement.Judge Kenneth King is ordered to attend training "to address the underlying issues that contributed to this incident," read the statement. The decision came after an internal investigation into Tuesday's incident.The teen was in the courtroom as part of a field trip when King called her out for sleeping. The judge then had the teen change into jail clothes and wear handcuffs.McConico said he...

Detroit judge removed from docket after ordering sleepy teen handcuffed

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

Illinois State

 Illinois must move most of the inmates at its 100-year-old prison within less than two months because of decrepit conditions, a federal judge ruled. The Illinois Department of Corrections said that U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood's order, issued Friday, to depopulate Stateville Correctional Center is in line with its plan to replace the facility. The department plans to rebuild it on the same campus in Crest Hill, which is 41 miles (66 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. That plan includes replacing the deteriorating Logan prison for women in the central Illinois city of Lincoln. The state might rebuild Logan...

Federal judge orders 100-year-old Illinois prison depopulated because of decrepit condition

The Lantern

One man is dead after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning near Ohio State’s South campus. Credit: Lantern File Photo. One man is dead after an over-five-hour-long barricade standoff with the Columbus Division of Police Sunday morning.

One dead after five-hour standoff with police in the University District Sunday morning

Ohio State

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Springfield, IL

The Shade Room

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has reacted to Sangamon Sheriff Jack Campbell‘s refusal to resign following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. RELATED: UPDATE: Sheriff Of Illinois Deputy Who Shot Sonya Massey Breaks Silence & Addresses Calls To Step Down (WATCH) Illinois Governor Pritzker Reacts To Sheriff Jack Campbell’s Actions Amid The Fatal Shooting According to USA [...]
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Lake County, FL

Groveland, FL

A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92.

White woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Coffee County, GA

Nicholls, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A traffic stop conducted by the Coffee County Drug Unit (CCDU) recently led to the arrest of a 23-year-old woman from Nicholls. According to a CCDU preliminary report, on July 23, detectives were conducting a proactive narcotics patrol in the area of Highway 135 and Old Pearson Highway when they observed a silver Cadillac CTS traveling towards Douglas. The vehicle failed to maintain its lane, crossing over the center line, which led to the traffic stop.

Nicholls Woman Arrested on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop in Coffee County

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Racine, WI

Sturtevant, WI

Winthrop Harbor, IL

Zion, IL

Wadsworth, IL

Union Grove, WI

Bristol, WI

Waukegan, IL

Franksville, WI

NewsBreak

A County Study of What Went Wrong--And Right--In The Local Response to the 2020 Riots Still Not Released

(WGTD)---The results of a nearly two-year-old study to determine how Kenosha County could better prepare itself to handle a variety of crises such as the 2020...

A County Study of What Went Wrong--And Right--In The Local Response to the 2020 Riots Still Not Released

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