The future of jailhouse phone calls, courtesy of WorldWiide Legal Services
Oregon Death Row Inmate Gets Reprieve, Tries to Have it Overturned
Governor John Kitzhaber granted a reprieve to all of the prisoners on Oregon’s death row in November 2011. While he did not commute the sentences, he stated that he would not allow any more executions to take place while he was in office because he feels the death penalty is morally wrong. Of course, this…
Food Fight! Dispute About Spuds Ends in Jail
Tempers escalated during a disagreement over mashed potatoes, resulting in a woman charging the victim with a box cutter. Shaquina S. Hill, 23, was charged with menacing and harassment after she attacked her dinner guest. Hill first grabbed box cutters then began throwing things at the victim, including a heavy ceramic vase and a coffee…
Good Grief!
Charlie Brown’s voice is arrested for . . .
6 Useless Legal Services To Offer In Prison
Big Law associates don’t have much to offer fellow prisoners in return for protection.
Does This Doorway Make Me Look Fat?
Recent reports out of Texas are confirming that weighing almost half a ton may in fact have an upside. Well, sort of. Above the Law is reporting that prosecutors in Texas just can’t figure out how to incarcerate a woman so enormous that she can’t fit in the local jail. Mayra Lizbeth Rosales, 27, who…