Fire camps teach the incarcerated real life skills and gives them a new lease on life.
Former corrections officer sentenced on federal drug charges
Sept. 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
A former corrections officer working in MCI-Norfolk was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in federal prison for trying to smuggle heroin into the prison for inmates. Ronald P. McGinn, 40, of Bridgewater, also faces two years of supervised release. He was arrested in April for possession of 29 grams of heroin, which he was bringing [...]
Wesley Snipes tells Larry King that he is nervous
Dec. 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Actor Wesley Snipes, 48, has reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file his taxes. Snipes was convicted in April 2008 of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income taxes, and he spent two years unsuccessfully trying to appeal. During a CNN interview with [...]
Police capture escaped prisoner in Salem
Dec. 6, 2010 12 Comments
Several law enforcement agencies, including Massachusetts State Police units searched for and captured a prisoner who briefly escaped from Salem District Court Monday. Karl Hackney is awaiting trial on gun and drug charges and slipped away sometime around noon. He was captured an hour later on Hawthorne Boulevard. According to the State Police, troopers from [...]
Lil Wayne goes to prison
Feb. 8, 2010 21 Comments
Lil Wayne is “looking forward” to a year in prison.
EarthTalk: Haitian earthquake? Prison food?
Jan. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Looking at the environmental impact of Haiti’s earthquake