Sentences with phrase «convicted killers»

The Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to lift a ban on the death penalty stole the rights of the nine convicted killers who filed suit to challenge the state's execution procedures, and it forces all state courts to continue that theft, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen said in a ruling Tuesday.

Even in a perfect system, killing convicted killers to deter others from killing simply is nonsense.

Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk the Green Mile, keeping a date with «Old Sparky,» Cold Mountain's electric chair.

It was a work of non-fiction that played out like a full - fledged novel, about two convicted killers that brutally murdered a family of four in their home in a small Kansas town.

For sheer intensity, it is unlikely many documentary features this year will match this Grand Jury Prize winner at SXSW Film Festival which sits you down beside convicted killers and probes some deep, dark psychological fissures.

As the title card for the film suggests, «it is based on true events» and is an amalgamation of the murderous exploits of convicted killers, Bradley John Murdoch and Ivan Milat — the latter who was nicknamed «the backpack killer» after killing seven travelers along Belanglo State Forest between Sydney and Canberra.

They listen to convicted killers, trying to understand the motivation behind their brutal and senseless violence in order to prevent future murders.

More than 10 days after two convicted killers escaped from a state prison near Plattsburgh, some state lawmakers are considering new legislation and holding hearings to correct what they see as flaws in the state's prisons system that may have contributed to the break out.

The maximum - security prison where two convicted killers pulled off a «Shawshank Redemption» - style escape has a reputation for brutality.

Two convicted killers who staged a complicated prison break together and then spent more than two weeks roaming in thick New York woods finally split up when one man decided his companion was slowing him down, going their separate ways a few days before one was shot and the other captured, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The former prison guard who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility has been released from jail.

Twelve days after two convicted killers escaped from a state prison near Plattsburgh, some state lawmakers are considering new legislation and holding hearings to correct what they see as flaws in the state's prisons system that may have contributed to the break out.

New York State Police say a worker at an upstate New York maximum - security prison has been arrested on charges she helped two convicted killers escape.

On June 6th, two convicted killers escaped from the maximum security prison at Dannemora.

The Orangetown Town Board has again gone unanimously on record requesting the New York State Parole Board to deny the parole application bids submitted by the two convicted killers of 16 - year - old Pearl River High School student Paula Bohovesky 37 years ago.

The Town Board also passed a resolution Tuesday on behalf of Pearl River murder victim Paula Bohovesky, aimed at keeping one of her convicted killers in prison for the equally infamous killing of the popular local teenager.

New York State Police Major Charles Guess has written a book detailing his leadership of the manhunt for two convicted killers who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015.

Mitchell is the former Clinton Correctional Facility worker who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape this past summer.

It will be based on the real - life prison escape by convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y.

Gene Palmer, a prison guard accused of helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty today.

Joyce Mitchell, a former prison employee who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, leading to one of the largest manhunts in New York history, was sentenced to at least two years and four months in prison.

The former prison guard who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility has been released from jail.

In addition to the FBI probe, the state inspector general is conducting an administrative investigation of the escape of convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), State Senator Patrick M. Gallivan (R,C,I - Elma), Assembly Members Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Schaghticoke), Pete Lopez (R,C,I - Schoharie), Dean Murray (R,C,I - East Patchogue) and many of their colleagues today announced new legislation, the «Prisoner Privileges Limitation Law» to help prevent incidents like what happened 10 days ago with the escape of two convicted killers from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.

Eighteen of the 20 uniformed and civilian employees whose laziness, incompetence and dereliction who were cited in the state IG's report for enabling two convicted killers to escape from Clinton Correctional Facility last summer are still on the job and won't be criminally prosecuted.

The escape of convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat from the maximum security facility in Dannemora, Clinton County, sparked a massive manhunt.

Unless there is a tangible threat to life or limb, these convicted killers, rapists, drug - dealers and other very serious criminals should be sent home.

With an eye on public safety, the gov wouldn't let convicted killers or those serving life without parole be eligible.

In the interview, Astorino pointed to the recent escape of two convicted killers from Clinton Correctional Facility and the desire of North Country residents to defend themselves.

Does anyone remember the New York state speed limit being 55 MPH instead of 65 MPH, convicted killers only serving 10 years in prison or less, and not having capital punishment for serial killers?

Actor Ben Stiller and his crew are still on site upstate, preparing to film scenes for his upcoming Showtime series, «Escape at Dannemora,» based on the true story of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt escaping from Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015.

TROY >> The woman charged with helping convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat with last weekend's prison break has been moved to Rensselaer County Correctional Facility in Troy.

April 18, 2018 Not many stories from the North Country garner national attention, but the escape of two convicted killers from a maximum security prison in 2015 captured the nation's attention like few stories ca.

Ben Stiller will direct a Showtime miniseries titled «Escape at Dannemora,» based on the real - life prison escape by convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility.

A host of failures, ranging from employees to «chronic complacency» of security procedures at the Clinton Correctional Facility last year led to the escape and subsequent month - long manhunt of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt, according to a long - awaited report.

Now a gay journalist, Stephen Jimenez, has written The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, based on investigative interviews with over 100 people, including the convicted killers and friends of both the killers and the victim.

«No convicted killers should be able to play spades and watch all major sporting events for 15 years after conviction.»

Another extremely popular series, Netflix's (NFLX) Making a Murderer, has even resulted in campaigns to resuscitate the appellate options of that show's central figure, convicted killer Steven Avery.

Canada Review investigating harassment allegations against Newfoundland politician Eddie Joyce, Globe and Mail Ottawa's «gay purge» settlement expanded to include all who suffered as early as 1955, Toronto Star An 83 - year - old convicted killer who walked away from a B.C. prison is back in custody, National Post

Selecting Terrence McNally as his librettist, Heggie chose the story of the relationship between a nun and a convicted killer drawn from Sister Helen Prejean's 1993 book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the U.S.

A state Parole Board member appointed by Cuomo is married to a convicted killer whose three - decade prison stint included a daring escape and biting off part of an inmate's nose.

Convicted killer David Sweat, who was serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum - security prison, is due in court to answer his latest criminal charges.

David Sweat, the convicted killer who, along with another inmate, escaped from an upstate prison in the summer of 2015, has a new home — Attica.

Dietl worked on the Palm Sunday Massacre case in 1984, and he's enraged that 68 - year - old Christopher Thomas, the convicted killer of eight children and two women in a Brooklyn railroad flat, was quietly paroled in January this year.

A convicted killer who escaped from a maximum - security prison and spent more than three weeks on the run was arraigned Thursday on criminal charges stemming from the daring breakout.

Federal grand jury witnesses get only «use immunity,» meaning the prosecutor could not use the murder confession in court but could still convict the killer on other proof.

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A 104 - year - old convicted killer has reopened debate over Papillon, the inmate of a notorious French prison in the Caribbean, by claiming that he

Sexy, single and artificially - intelligent — fake profiles are wooing lonely hearts on Cop known as the «Marilyn Monroe» of the NYPD faces losing her job after it's revealed she is dating a convicted KILLER who served 19 years in prison for

Die Hard in an airplane as convicted killer Liotta takes over plane and only flight attendant Holly can land it now while fighting of Liotta.