Fred Brown was 25 years into a 15-years-to-life prison sentence when he found a new passion: quilting. He enjoyed cutting out squares of Care Bears and princesses and make beautiful quilts. Brown who’s 66-years-old and an inmate at the Licking’s South Central Correctional Center in Missouri explains that when he […]
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 […]
A black veteran was sentenced to life in prison without a chance for parole for selling $30 worth of cannabis. However, after almost a decade spent in prison, he’s been released. The veteran, Derek Harris, served 9 years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. His sentence was reduced to 9 years […]
Italy and Spain are still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak whereas the US has declared a state of emergency. The situation in India is not much different- the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has set guidelines on how and when to get into self-quarantine. But, in all […]
The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, could die in prison if he doesn’t get the needed medical care, claims an open letter which has been signed by more than 60 doctors. The doctors from all over the world, including Australia, UK, Europe, and Sri Lanka, are seriously concerned about the […]
Last Wednesday, former doctor Joel Smithers who ran a medical practice in Virginia was sentenced to 40 years in prison due to illegal opioid prescription. He faces a minimum sentence of two decades and a maximum of life. He was convicted on more than 800 counts of illegal distribution of […]