Prison

Proceeds from the single will benefit Prine’s charity The Hello In There Foundation Bright Eyes have released a cover of John Prine‘s 1973 song “Christmas in Prison.” The song features a sample from “A John Prine Christmas,” off 1993’s A John Prine Christmas EP. Listen here. Proceeds from the single will go to Prine’s charity, The Hello In There Foundation, an initiative established by his family to honor his memory. It aims to “offer support for people who are marginalized, discriminated…

A former Mexican Mafia member who admitted carrying out a number of crimes while working as an undercover FBI informant was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles federal court to 30 years in prison.John Turscak, 30, expressed bitter disappointment with his sentence. He told U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz, “I didn’t commit those crimes for kicks. I did them because I had to if I wanted to stay alive. I told that to the agents and they just said, ‘Do what you have to do.’ ”In 1997, Turscak became an informant in an…

Newark rapper born Rahjon Cox previously pleaded guilty to federal charges related to leadership role in Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang Newark battle rapper Tsu Surf was sentenced to a mandatory five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charges. The rapper, born Rahjon Cox, faced up to 30 years in prison as part of charges connected to his membership in the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang.…

On July 25, 2021, Pedro Huertas, an American doctor trying to cross from Canada into the U.S. at the Highgate Springs border crossing in Vermont, told a border guard he was bringing one $2,000 stone statue with him.  He was lying. A search of his vehicle revealed nine bubble-wrapped packages of various sizes, one of them long and thin, others small, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. court. When border guards asked Huertas what was inside, he and his wife would not respond to their questions.Three of the…

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, was reportedly stabbed and injured Friday at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, where Chauvin is currently serving a 21-year sentence for his role in Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an unnamed inmate was stabbed at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday, with sources telling the Associated Press and the New York Times that the victim in the assault was Chauvin. Following the incident, “responding…

Tariq MaQbool is an incarcerated writer serving two consecutive life sentences at the New Jersey State Prison. He is a member of the mentorship program Empowerment Avenue, which pairs writers with editors in the outside world to hone their craft and pitch stories to the media. Their mission is to “normalize the inclusion of incarcerated writers and artists in mainstream venues by bridging the gap between them and harnessing this creative proximity as a path to de-carceration and public safety.” MaQbool — who runs his…

Whenever Jelly Roll returns from touring, he falls into a depressed state. For a long time he couldn’t figure out why. The rapper turned country singer had written it off as an adrenaline dump; his body getting back to normal after long stretches of wild highs. But recently, he made a breakthrough with his therapist.“Tour is about the only time that I’ve ever felt valuable in my life,” he says, speaking over Zoom from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. This big man, who spent years of his youth in prison, “felt like I…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Better job prospects. Higher wages. A greater chance of staying out of jail. Those are the key outcomes that we discovered for incarcerated people who get an education while serving their time. Our findings were published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice. They are based on an analysis of…

As if years-long prison sentences and time away from family weren’t trying enough for imprisoned reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, the two are now experiencing “inhumane” conditions at their respective facilities, their children allege. “It’s a nightmare, it’s awful,” daughter Savannah Chrisley said in the latest episode of her “Unlocked” podcast. Siblings and “Chrisley Knows Best” co-stars Savannah, 25, and Chase, 27, provided listeners with an update Tuesday about their parents’ time in prison.In June 2022, Todd…

Charlie Shrem was an early apostle of cryptocurrency, earning millions of dollars trading bitcoin and treated like a rock star worldwide, with fans at conferences snapping photos of him and pushing business cards at him. But the one-time chief executive and compliance officer of BitInstant went to prison in 2015 for a drug scheme involving the bitcoin exchange he co-founded and an online black market, making Shrem one of the first in the U.S. to get jail time for crimes connected to crypto.…