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Hulk Hogan Son Thrown Down For 8 Months

17-year-old pleads
no contest to reckless driving charge

May 10, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hulk Hogan's son has been sentenced to 8 months in a Florida jail for his part in an accident that left his best friend, a former Marine, critically injured and likely to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home. Nick Bollea pleaded no contest to charges of... More »

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 Rapper Foxy Brown Freed 

Rowdy singer walks out of Riker's Island after 8 months

Apr 19, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Feisty rapper Foxy Brown walked free from Riker's Island prison yesterday after serving 8 months behind bars for battling with manicurists in a New York nail salon, E! News reports. Brown had been sentenced to a year in jail for probation violations stemming from the fight. The rowdy hip-hop star... More »

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celebrity • jail • hip-hop • assault • Foxy Brown • rapper

After Witness Recants, Inmate Goes Free
After 25 Years

Los Angeles man says he's happy, not bitter

Mar 21, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man locked up 25 years for a murder he says he did not commit walked free from a Los Angeles prison yesterday after the sole witness recanted. "I'm not bitter," said Willie Earl Green, now 56. "I'm happy today." Among those to greet him were... More »

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prison • murder • Los Angeles • jail • guilty • innocent

Conrad Black Appeals Prison Sentence

Jailed newspaper tycoon says evidence too flimsy to convict

Mar 15, 08 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for former newspaper mogul Conrad Black appealed his 6½-year prison term for fraud today, arguing that the jury received bad instructions and that the evidence failed to prove he had knowledge of shady dealings, reports Canada's National Post. Black was convicted of bilking about $6 million from... More »

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appeal • Conrad Black • jail • obstruction of justice • US Circuit Court of Appeals • stock fraud • Hollinger International

1 in 100 Americans in Prison

'Tough on crime' proving expensive stance as state resources dwindle, study reports

Feb 28, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - One American adult out of 100 is incarcerated, a new study shows—the first time in US history such a high proportion of the population is behind bars. The Pew Center on the States reports the nationwide prison population grew by 25,000 last year, to 1.6 million, with... More »

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California • Department of Justice • FBI • Texas • prison • prison system • prisoners • jail • prison population • Pew Center on the States • race in prison • Paul Cassell • nonviolent offenders

Gutsy Cons Bust Out, Leave Thank-You Note for Guard

Pair leap 30 feet over razor wire to escape

Dec 18, 07 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - One of two prisoners who staged a Hollywood-style escape from a New Jersey jail left behind a thank-you note to a prison guard, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. "Thank you officer for the tools needed. You're a real pal! Happy holidays," it said. The jailbirds chipped away cinder blocks... More »

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Bloods • jail • escape • Jose Espinosa • Otis Blunt

Wife of 'Dead' Canoeist Behind Bars

Awaiting trial for insurance fraud, mom pleads for reconciliation with her sons

Dec 12, 07 4:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was sent to prison yesterday shortly after she issued a plea through her attorney for a reconciliation with her sons, who publicly disowned their parents after the scandal broke. Anne Darwin is charged with dishonestly obtaining life insurance benefits and a mortgage policy.... More »

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fraud • mortgage • insurance • jail • missing boater • reconciliation • John Darwin • Anne Darwin

Kiefer Starts
48 Days in Stir
for Drunk Rap

Star of 24 checks in early to do time on 2nd drunk driving bust

Dec 6, 07 5:06 AM CST
(Newser) - As a man who knows the value of a day, 24 star Kiefer Sutherland didn't wait until the March 30 deadline to start his jail term: he was ready to go as soon as his 48-day sentence was handed down yesterday. The actor was sentenced for driving drunk for the... More »

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drunk driving • jail • Kiefer Sutherland

Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

After turning over
data, it will pay 2 men jailed by Beijing

Nov 13, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One week after being labeled moral “pygmies” in a House hearing, Yahoo settled a lawsuit  brought by two Chinese journalists jailed when the Internet giant turned over their personal data to Beijing. The two men, now serving 10-year sentences on charges of leaking state secrets, sued Yahoo for providing... More »

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China • Yahoo • House of Representatives • humanitarian • lawsuit • jail • journalist • settlement

OJ Held
Without Bail
in Felony Heist

Fallen football star scoffs at armed
robbery charges

Sep 17, 07 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson has been jailed without bail on six felony charges after a sports memorabilia collector told police that the scandal-prone football star participated in an armed robbery in his Vegas hotel room. If convicted, Simpson could face up to 30 years in prison on each of several counts of... More »

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Los Angeles • OJ Simpson • jail • memorabilia • sports collectibles

Hsu Sent Suicide Note Before Skipping Town

Dem fundraiser was found disoriented, locked in train cabin

Sep 13, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu sent out a suicide note to acquaintances and charities he had supported before he hopped a train to Colorado last week, skipping out on a Bay Area court appearance. On the train, Hsu locked himself in a tiny cabin. When he  failed to come out the... More »

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suicide • jail • Norman Hsu • suicide note • scandal

Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

Sep 8, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue... More »

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celebrity • jail • assault • Foxy Brown • rapper • Inga Marchand

Nifong Begins 1-Day Jail Sentence

DA in Duke lacrosse rape case reports to Durham lockup

Sep 7, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Surrounded by a small crowd of supporters, ex-DA Mike Nifong entered the Durham County jail at 9 this morning to begin his 24-hour sentence. Nifong was found guilty last week of willfully deceiving the court. He declined to comment to reporters, the News & Observer reports, only locking hands with... More »

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Duke University • Mike Nifong • Duke rape case • Durham • jail • contempt of court • Duke lacrosse

Duke Prosecutor Will Do One Day Behind Bars

Nifong sentenced to 24 hours for lying about evidence

Sep 1, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Nifong, the disgraced district attorney in the Duke rape case, will spend a night in jail for contempt of court, a Durham, NC, judge ruled yesterday. The judge concluded that Nifong, who has already been disbarred, "willfully" withheld DNA evidence that exonerated three lacrosse players accused of raping... More »

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Duke University • prison • Mike Nifong • rape • Duke rape case • Durham • conviction • sentencing • jail • contempt of court

Jailbird Heads to Hooters

Inmate fled jail while taking out the trash

Aug 31, 07 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A convict who managed to extract himself from the county jail in an Indiana town Sunday while taking out the trash was caught yesterday after he was unable to resist bragging about the caper to new-found friends at a nearby Hooters. Charles Smith, the 56-year-old escapee, wasn't even missed until... More »

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Indiana • criminal • jail • escape • Hooters • escaped criminal • Charles Smith

It's Bon Voyage for Noriega

Judge OKs France's extradition request for former dictator; he'll serve jail term there

Aug 28, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega will be extradited to France to serve ten more years of jail time. Noriega has done 18 years in a Miami prison, and will be released for good behavior next month. He faces money laundering charges in France, but had asked to return to... More »

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France • POW • Panama • money laundering • jail • Geneva Convention • extradition • Manuel Noriega • prisoner of war

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail

And three days at the morgue

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a single day in jail as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and cocaine possession, reports AP. The actress was also sentenced to three years probation, ten days of community service, a  rehab program, and three days... More »

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Paris Hilton • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • Beverly Hills • jail • misdemeanor • Nicole Richie • Wonderland Center

Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

DUI socialite is processed but never makes it to her cell

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicole Richie was in and out of  the jailhouse yesterday in less time than it takes to get her highlights done. The pregnant socialite was sentenced to four days after she pleaded no contest to a DUI rap, but spent just 82 minutes being processed, providing fingerprints and posing for... More »

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California • Los Angeles • drug use • celebrity • Vicodin • jail • Nicole Richie

Lohan Escapes Drug-Possession Charges

Tabloid queen faces seven misdemeanors after DUI arrests

Aug 23, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan scored a lucky break today when LA County authorities decided not to bring felony drug-possession charges against the actress in two DUI arrests. She faces seven misdemeanors—including being under the influence of cocaine—but police decided the amounts of coke found at the crime scenes either were... More »

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rehab • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drug use • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • conviction • jail • misdemeanor

State 'Exports' Ease Prison Overcrowding —At a Cost

Inmates shipped to long-distance exile

Jul 31, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - States struggling with prison overcrowding are exporting inmates across borders to serve terms in far-flung private institutions, the New York Times reports. Thousands of prisoners from Hawaii are held in Arizona, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Kentucky. California plans to send 8,000 prisoners out of state. Critics say the policy disrupts... More »

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prison • US states • convict • overcrowding • rehabilitation • jail

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