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MIAMI (AP) — The backside pat former NFL star Chad Johnson gave his lawyer in court was not meant as disrespect to a judge and certainly wasn’t something that warrants a 30-day jail sentence, the attorney said Tuesday in a motion seeking another chance. Adam Swickle asked Broward County Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh to reconsider […]

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  Okay, so last week, Chris Brown got into a little fender bender car accident with a lady in LA. When that happens it’s no…

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The United States’ judicial system is cracking down on drunk drivers especially repeat offenders. Timothy Morrow found that out when he was sentenced to 13 years in jail after racking up eight DUIs. Timothy Morrow has been in and out of the court since he was 17 due to his excessive drinking problem. Morrow’s brushes with thelaw […]

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OK, everyone can finally put away their “Free Gucci” t-shirts.  Well, for now anyway.  After serving time, then being released from jail, only to be rearrested within a 24 hour period, Gucci is finally a free man again. The whole situation stemmed from an alleged probation violation in which he was said to have attacked […]

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Gospel singer Juanita Bynum was jailed on Thursday, April 18, in Dallas, Tx. According to public jail records, Bynum was arrested on a warrant for her failure to appear in a civil proceeding in which a promoter, Al Wash, is suing the singer for not performing in a play. Wash says he paid her for […]

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video showing inmates using drugs, drinking beer and handling a gun. Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked a judge last Tuesday to take the extraordinary step of placing the […]

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Roland Martin talks with Judge Karen about the problems with the prison system.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City’s jails may get his wish to do more time. Prosecutors told a judge on Thursday that they want Matthew Matagrano to be locked up for 10 years. Matagrano, a former inmate, pleaded not guilty to felony burglary […]

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It seems like jail life is taking its toll on Dr. Conrad Murray, the man who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 in connection to Michael Jackson‘s death back in 2009. TMZ reports that Murray has been calling friends and complaining about being in “constant pain.” The entertainment news site obtained a voice […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped into a cab near the lock-up, investigators said Wednesday as they expanded their manhunt for the men. Authorities were raiding houses and combing through records […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — A manhunt for two bank robbers who used a makeshift rope to pull off a daring escape from a high-rise Chicago lockup pushed into a second day Wednesday, with authorities offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the men’s apprehension. The former cellmates apparently broke a cell window, pulled out the […]

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Unlike most parolees, a former prisoner made an attempt to return to jail so he could receive proper health care. Ex-convict Frank Morrocco tried to get arrested again after he shoplifted $23 worth of items from a supermarket on November 26. He later turned himself in once hearing there was a federal warrant issued for […]