Without doubt, job stress, biases, and heavy caseloads may put strain on the relationships between the parole and probation officers and the convicts and thus, increase the chances of the offenders going back behind bars. According to a UC Berkeley study, non-judgmental and empathy training aided supervision officers in strengthening […]
When they convicted her brother of murdering his neighbor, Betty Anne Waters knew deep inside that her brother was innocent. A small-time crook, Kenny, Betty Anne’s brother, was convicted in 1983 of stabbing his neighbor Katherina Brow to death in Ayer, Massachusetts during a burglary. This is when the single […]
As a child, Darrion Cockrell wasn’t a fan of school and he was constantly a part of the foster care system. Unfortunately, he became a gang member at the age of 10. However, thanks to some good people around him, he worked his way up and eventually studied to become […]
Three men were banned from Yellowstone National Park after a ranger caught them cooking chicken in the hot springs. This happened in August and the park ranger alerted that several men were hiking with cooking pots toward the Shoshone Geyser Basin. Shortly after he noticed them, he also found 2 […]
This North Carolina woman spent her 100th birthday in a jail, by choice. Ruth Bryant always wanted to be jailed so the local sheriff in Roxboro ‘obliged’ to fulfil this centenarian’s unusual wish for her milestone birthday. Bryant laughed as she was processed through jail and was excited that she’s […]