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federal prison stories: 38 news summaries

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Colorado Town Would Welcome Gitmo Inmates

Supermax is already home to Unabomber, '20th hijacker'

Jun 4, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Members of Congress have protested President Obama's efforts to move Guantanamo inmates to US prisons, but residents of Florence, Colo., say they wouldn't mind taking in a few enemy combatants. The supermax prison near town already holds some of the world's most infamous terrorists: a 1993 World Trade Center assailant,... More »

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prison • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • federal prison • Colorado • Guantanamo prisoners • Supermax

 Supermax Neighbors 
 Fear Gitmo Influx 

Townspeople worry that transfer will make them a target for terrorists

May 23, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - People who live near some of America's most notorious killers fear closing Guantanamo Bay will wreck their neighborhood, the New York Times reports. Residents of Cañon City, Colo., close to the Florence "Supermax" prison, worry the detainees will be transferred there, making them a target for terrorists and... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • prison system • federal prison • Colorado • Guantanamo prisoners • Supermax

 Vick May Do PSAs for PETA 


May 1, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - As he seeks to scrub his sullied image, disgraced NFL quarterback Michael Vick is in talks appear in public-service ads for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Advertising Age reports. “We want him to discourage people from taking part in dogfighting,” a PETA rep said of charges... More »

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NFL • Michael Vick • PETA • dogfighting • federal prison • PSA

Madoff Kin Seek Advice on Life Behind Bars

Bernie's relatives look into former inmate's 'Fedtime 101' course

Apr 13, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of Bernie Madoff’s family members have contacted a consultant who teaches a class on life in the slammer, the New York Post reports. Madoff’s niece, a compliance officer at his firm, is “concerned about her safety,” a source told the Post. Shana called a former... More »

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family • federal prison • white collar crime • Bernard Madoff

(Newser) - The next big question for Bernie Madoff: Just how bad will prison be? It’s unlikely the disgraced financier will get cushy Club Fed accommodations, CNNMoney reports. Ed Bales, a consultant who prepares inmates for jail, says such facilities were shut down years ago. But Madoff can take heart, he... More »

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fraud • prison • federal prison • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff

(AP) - A Salvadoran immigrant in prison for attacking two women joggers in the park where Chandra Levy's remains were found is named in an arrest warrant issued today in connection with her death. Investigators questioned Ingmar Guandique—now in federal prison in Adelanto, Calif.—in 2002 about Levy's slaying after... More »

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Washington DC • murder • federal prison • El Salvador • Chandra Levy • Ingmar Guandique • warrant

(AP) - Michael Vick has been approved for release to home confinement, a government official said today. The disgraced NFL quarterback's lawyers have said they expect him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News, Va. But the official says there's no bed space, so Vick could be... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • dogfighting • federal prison

Beware of Man: Michael Vick Bound for Halfway House

Dogfighting QB prepares to leave prison

Jan 30, 09 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Disgraced NFL quarterback Michael Vick could be out of prison and in a Virginia halfway house as soon as next week, the Daily Press of Newport News reports. Vick, who is serving 23 months on dogfighting charges in the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., could be sprung "any day,... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • dogfighting • federal prison

 Judge Tosses Cheney, 
 Gonzales Indictments 

Case alleged responsibility for federal prison abuse

Dec 2, 08 10:09 AM CST
(AP) - A judge has dismissed indictments against Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales, telling the Texas prosecutor who brought the case to exercise caution as his term in office ends. Juan Angel Guerra had accused the political heads of responsibility for abuse in privately-held federal prisons—in which the Vanguard Group that... More »

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Dick Cheney • Alberto Gonzales • Texas • abuse • indictment • federal prison • Vanguard Group

Holy Mackerel! Fish Cans
Grease Prison Black Market

Smoking ban leads to fishy dealings at federal prisons

Oct 2, 08 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stacks of macks have replaced packs of smokes in the underground economies of federal prisons, the Wall Street Journal reports. Inmates, barred from using cash, use cans of mackerel from the prison commissary for everything from gambling to buying hooch to paying for legal papers. The going rate for a... More »

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prison • fish • jail • federal prison

 NBA Ref Starts 
 Prison Term 
 for Gambling 

Scandal fallout continues to batter league

Sep 23, 08 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA referee who admitted gambling on basketball begins his 15-month federal prison sentence today, reports USA Today. The conviction of referee Tim Donaghy, 41, has rocked the NBA, even though officials determined he didn't bet on the specific games he worked. An NBA-sponsored investigation into gambling and referees is... More »

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NBA • basketball • gambling • NBA referees • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • federal prison • Charles Barkley • Joel Litvin

SC Teen Faces WMD Charge, Life Sentence

'New Columbine' plan is federal case

Apr 22, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Schallenberger, the South Carolina teenager whose Columbine-style attack police say they foiled yesterday, will be charged with a federal count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the AP reports. The charge, stemming from the 10 pounds of explosives discovered by Schallenberger’s parents yesterday, carries a... More »

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high school • South Carolina • school shooting • bomb • federal prison • shooting rampage • Columbine school massacre

 Vick Back on Gridiron—in Prison 

Falcons owner Blank says disgraced QB 'sounds good' in letters from Leavenworth

Apr 8, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick is said to be doing well in prison, washing pots and pans for 12 cents an hour and playing football à la The Longest Yard, the New York Daily News reports. Vick has been in touch by letter with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who says the... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • prison • Michael Vick • football • federal prison

Freed Former Ala. Governor Targets Rove

Siegelman, out on appeal, says politics
put him in prison

Mar 29, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who walked out of a Louisiana federal prison on an appeal bond yesterday, told the New York Times in his first interview that "abuse of power" put him behind bars—and accused Karl Rove of being behind it all. “It’s going to... More »

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Karl Rove • bribery • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • federal prison • governor • Richard Scrushy

Marion Jones Reports to Jail

Former Olympic medalist starts 6-month sentence

Mar 8, 08 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Marion Jones has entered a federal prison in Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The disgraced former sprinter is beginning a 6-month sentence for lying to investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in a check-fraud scam. She has already returned her Olympic gold medals and... More »

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steroids • sentencing • probation • athletics • federal prison • Olympic Games • Marion Jones

Feds: Vick Should Pay
$1M for Dogs

Prosecutors hope
to beat creditors to
NFL star's assets

Nov 20, 07 10:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The feds want Michael Vick to pick up the nearly $1-million tab for the 48 pit bulls they seized from his home. Prosecutors say the Atlanta Falcon, who surrendered to authorities yesterday to begin serving his time, should pay for the seizure, care, and adoption of the dogs, which they... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • Georgia • football • Virginia • dogfighting • federal prison

Judges Condemn Sentencing Guidelines

High court, Mukasey may give them leeway

Sep 29, 07 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Judges across the country are condemning federal sentencing guidelines, 1980s-era anti-drug laws that force them to impose “irrational” sentences, the LA Times reports. “When I have to sentence a midlevel drug dealer to more time than a murderer, something is wrong,” said a judge forced to sentence... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • crime • sentencing • federal prison • Michael Mukasey • US Supreme Court • drug sentence

Vick Helped 'Execute' Dogs: Co-Defendants

Decision remains secret after 9 AM plea deadline passes

Aug 17, 07 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick helped hang, drown and otherwise execute around eight dogs in connection with his dog-fighting enterprise—and supplied most of the money for the infamous Bad Newz Kennelz, say his two co-defendants. The three men killed the dogs that "did not perform well in 'testing' sessions'," according... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • dogfighting • RICO • Bad Newz Kennelz • federal prison • plea bargain • dog

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