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jail stories: 97 news summaries

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 Tyson Arrested in Bloody 
 Run-In With Paparazzi 

Boxer in custody after incident at LAX

Nov 11, 09 8:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Boxer Mike Tyson is in police custody tonight after a violent incident with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport that, according to a TMZ source, left “blood on the ground.” A rep for Tyson, 43, said he was defending his wife and 10-month-old child from an overly aggressive... More »

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Mike Tyson • United Airlines • paparazzi • violence • jail • Los Angeles International Airport

 Inmates Rescue Guard 
 in Jailhouse Brawl 

'These inmates likely saved deputy Moon's life,' says police commander

Nov 5, 09 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station in a Florida county jail when Douglas Burden got the drop on him. The 24-year-old inmate quickly overpowered the 64-year-old guard, getting him in a choke hold that might have killed him, had a flock of other inmates not jumped into the... More »

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fight • jail • Tampa • inmates

 Polanski May Take 
 His Chances in US 

'Not in perfect health,' director will likely not appeal Swiss house arrest decision

Oct 21, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roman Polanski, denied bail or house arrest in Switzerland, may try his luck in the United States after 31 years. “If this process drags on, it is not completely impossible that Roman Polanski could choose to go finally to explain himself in the United States where the arguments in... More »

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entertainment • prison • Switzerland • conviction • jail • extradition • Roman Polanski • child rape

POLANSKI ROUNDUP

 It Wasn't Rape: 
 Sharon Tate's Sis 

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

Sep 30, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga:... More »

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entertainment • prison • celebrity trials • Switzerland • celebrity • jail • extradition • sex crime • Roman Polanski

Sir Allen Banged Up After Jailhouse Fight

Stanford back in cell after suffering broken nose, concussion

Sep 28, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Allen Stanford is back in his jail cell today after spending the weekend recuperating from injuries suffered in a fight with another inmate last week. The alleged Ponzi schemer was taken to the hospital with a concussion, a broken nose, and two black eyes. “He is in reasonably good... More »

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fight • jail • Ponzi scheme • Robert Allen Stanford

Red Sox Fan Sprung From Jail—for Game

Judge calls furlough 'compassionate' act for man with few joys in life

Sep 25, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad... More »

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Iowa • Boston Red Sox • Kansas City Royals • jail • baseball • Randy Barker

(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing shoes at President Bush last year could be out as soon as Monday, his lawyer tells CNN today. Muntadar al-Zaidi had a 3-year sentence reduced to 1 on appeal, and that can be cut further for good behavior. “We are happy,” one... More »

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Iraq • shoes • jail • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Alleged Beer Thief Won't Go to Jail Before Finishing Drink

Now faces charges of shoplifting and battery

Sep 11, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man who wanted to go to jail for "three hots and a cot" walked into a store, grabbed a beer, and told the clerk to "call the law" because he had no money. All went according to plan until the deputy who responded tried to... More »

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alcohol • theft • beer • jail • stealing • store

 Madoff 
 Dying of 
 Cancer: 
 Inmates 

Some speculate this is why he took the fall

Aug 24, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bernie Madoff may not serve much of his 150-year sentence: The Ponzi schemer is suffering from cancer, fellow inmates tell the New York Post, and has been telling everyone he doesn't have long to live. “He’s been taking about 20 pills a day for his cancer,”... More »

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cancer • prison • jail • pancreatic cancer • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

(Newser) - New York lawmakers are considering a “Madoff” bill that would force convicts with deep pockets to pay the costs of their own imprisonment, Reuters reports. “Far too often, taxpayers are stuck with the bill for criminals who have extensive personal wealth waiting for them,” one assemblyman said... More »

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prison • Martha Stewart • jail • Leona Helmsley • New York state • Bernard Madoff

 Madoff's 
 'Prison 
 Hell' Not 
 So Hellish 

But he is in the doghouse with Ruth

Jul 20, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Post got a little excited on today's front page, promising a look "Inside Madoff’s Prison Hell." But that turns out to be a bit of wishful thinking: “Some of the guys were talking about smacking him around a little, just to get the... More »

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prison • jail • Ponzi scheme • life sentence • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

 Recession Cuts Into 
 Prison Sentences 

States opt for cheaper routes to justice

Jul 13, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the recession squeezing their finances, many states are opting to cut the high costs surrounding incarceration—meaning fewer criminals are heading to jail and prison, and more are getting out earlier, the Washington Post reports. Some states are sending drug offenders and drunk drivers to special courts that allow... More »

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drugs • prison • recession • prison system • jail • criminal justice system • imprisonment • DWI • prison sentence

Knox Writes Love Letters to 'Ex' Raffaele

Describes life in jail, dwells on their courtroom glances

Jun 15, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Raffaele Sollecito is supposed to be Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, but you wouldn’t know it by reading the letters she’s been sending him, the Daily Telegraph reports. In them, the 21-year-old opens up to her co-defendant and thanks him for sharing his feelings with her. “You... More »

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jail • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • love letter

 North Korea Sentences 
 US Journalists to 12 Years 

They get labor prison for sneaking into country

Jun 8, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a hasty trial, North Korean officials have sentenced two young American journalists to 12 years hard labor for an unspecified "grave crime," and for illegally crossing into the reclusive country, AP reports. The decision can't be appealed because reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee were tried by... More »

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North Korea • jail • journalist • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • labor prison

UK Woman Faces Jail for Adultery in UAE

Angry hubby reports illegal affair; wife
might get up to a year

May 26, 09 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British woman's cheating heart might land her in the Dubai clink after her husband told on her, the Times of London reports. Adultery is illegal in the United Arab Emirates, where Sally Antia, 43, and her husband have lived for a decade. Antia confessed in a Dubai court and... More »

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Dubai • jail • United Arab Emirates • adultery • cheating • Sally Antia

Feds to Check Jails for Illegal Immigrants

Program would boost deportation, though at steep costs

May 19, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US government is ramping up a program to identify illegal immigrants being held in local jails for non-immigration crimes, and flag them for deportation, reports the Washington Post. Currently operating in 48 counties, the program will be screening every local jail by 2012. The program was started under President... More »

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illegal immigrant • deportation • jail • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • George W. Bush • President Obama

UK Dad Tries to Hire Prostitute for 14-Year-Old

Man snagged in police sting draws 10-month suspended sentence

May 15, 09 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UK man who confessed to trying to pick up a prostitute for his teenage son has been sentenced to 10 months in prison but won't serve time, the Daily Mail reports. The 42-year-old visited Nottingham's red-light district last year on a quest to help his son, 14,  lose... More »

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prostitution • crime • jail • arrest • Britain • Nottingham • prostitute • undercover • virginity • hooker • teenager • child • sex sting

Reporter Jailed in Iran
Ends Hunger Strike

Iranian judiciary denies strike, father says she's 'very weak'

May 6, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jailed journalist Roxana Saberi has ended her 2-week hunger strike a day after the Iranian judiciary said she'll get an appeal hearing on her spying conviction, Reuters reports. The Iranian-American consumed only dates and sweetened water and became "very weak," her father said. The hearing on Saberi's 8-year... More »

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Iran • jail • journalist • spying • hunger strike • Roxana Saberi • Reza Saberi

(Newser) - In a sign that Farrah Fawcett's condition may be deteriorating, her son Redmond O'Neal received a get-out-of-jail pass this weekend to visit her, E! reports. “A judge signed a removal order,” a Los Angeles Sheriff’s spokesman said. “It happens sometimes for a funeral or if someone... More »

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jail • hospitalization • prison release • Farrah Fawcett • drug charges • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer

 What the Well-Dressed 
 'Craigslist Killer' Wears 

Philip Markoff strapped into the latest anti-suicide jail fashion

Apr 27, 09 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ever since he apparently tried to hang himself last week with his shoelaces, accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff has been strapped into a padded restraint suit in jail designed to stop further attempts, reports Gawker. The "Ferguson Safety Smock"  is aimed at keeping "problem inmates from hurting... More »

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Internet • suicide • crime • murder • jail • murder trial • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

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