Sentences with word «jailhouse»

Police tunnel vision, the misuse of jailhouse informants, and the withholding of evidence by the state are a toxic combination.

Every time I wear a striped shirt I instantly feel as though I should have been dancing with Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock!

Kentucky must enact legislation that requires corroboration of jailhouse informants and creates a process for criminal courts to determine the reliability of such statements prior to allowing this type of evidence before a jury.

Bonpasse wrote the book based on jailhouse interviews with Trenkler, news reports, police reports, trial transcripts and other court documents.

«The people running the prisons and jails... know all this, and they just make the decision to take the kickback money and run with it — and public safety and sound public policy be damned,» says Wright, a former jailhouse lawyer.

With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was built on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts.

This upcoming episode is called Jailhouse Block and finds Jesse and the gang in prison.

Perhaps the fact that 45 % of wrongful convictions in capital cases are based on jailhouse snitches has something to do with it.

(The Associated Press, Man uses jailhouse phone glitch to get released)

In the second part of a two - part jailhouse interview aired Friday on NBC's «Today» show, Joyce Mitchell said she had no doubts Richard Matt and David Sweat would have killed her if she had met them with a vehicle and a shotgun like they asked after they escaped June 6 from Clinton Correctional Facility.

Teresa Jo Burchfield, 53, was taken into custody by jailhouse guards after they reportedly found her in the back seat of a car in a parking lot adjacent to the Fauquier County Adult Detention Centre.

In Rain in the Port of Spain (White Oak), one of the 13 paintings in Doig's latest show, opening Thursday night at Michael Werner Gallery in New York, an orange lion prowls outside of Port of Spain's huge jailhouse as a sinister figure approaches.

Baca, who has been under fire for jailhouse abuses, is facing calls to step down and not seek a fifth term.

The Bronx District Attorney's office, which handles most Rikers cases, has also had to grapple with the jump in jailhouse crimes.

At her «sanctuary cities» summit, Mark - Viverito called for these municipalities to become the Trump administration's «worst nightmare» — presumably by blocking all schoolhouse and jailhouse doors.

This article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of the ABA Journal with this headline: «Secret Snitches: California case reveals long - standing practice of planting jailhouse informants, sparking allegations of misconduct and civil rights violations.»

In his latest jailhouse interview, Bernie Madoff, the man who scammed investors out of $ 17 billion, blasted President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Chuck Schumer, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and de Blasio for their «never ending» asks for campaign cash when he was flush.

The case against Mr. Fogle itself was never a strong one — it was based entirely upon the testimony of so - called jailhouse informants, including a man himself suspected of the crime.

With destination vacations being increasingly in demand, CNBC recently took a look at five scenic hotels — which include a mountain aerie and a former jailhouse — where travelers can create some new memories.

They meet each day in the law library, their turf at Trumble, where they write briefs, handle cases for other inmates, practice law without a license, and sometimes dispense jailhouse justice.

I got into jailhouse bodybuilding right away, joining a court and acquiring weightlifting gloves from a man in wheelchair.

«If a school is in a neighborhood that is highly segregated serving students of color and under - resourced, that is going to have a devastating impact on those who are experiencing a crisis,» said Thena Robinson Mock, project director of the Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track program sponsored by the Advancement Project, a civil rights group.

2010 - 2012 The Marlboro County Animal Shelter was an old jailhouse in need of major repair, with one county employee (ACO) and a prisoner dropped off every morning.

Elsewhere, his figures stand buried in sand at the mouth of an estuary, or hang from the ceiling of an American jailhouse.

Much of the chatter on jihadi chat boards comes from Europeans and Americans, often social outcasts living vicariously through the online reputation of their handle — including disenfranchised teens or jailhouse Muslim converts turned radicals, Scott said.

Of her first 29 months in jail, Hailey served about 27 of them in 23 - hour isolation for breaking jailhouse rules and was frequently involved in confrontations and scuffles with guards.

On March 5, the Washington Times wrote that «Obama Policies to End «Schoolhouse - to - Jailhouse Pipeline» Helped Keep Nikolas Cruz Off Police Radar.»

But I enjoyed it — and not just for Tyene's jailhouse seduction.

This story has been kind of a downer for fans of legal intrigue and jailhouse daring, but it would seem to fit the crime of selling stuff, even if felonies are involved.

Their bathrooms are beautiful, and ours look like jailhouse bathrooms,» charged Sonia Hampton, PS 149's PTA President.

«These politicians take money from anybody — Democrats, Republicans,» Madoff, 75, told a Politico reporter in his fifth jailhouse interview since he pleaded guilty in 2009, earning a 150 - year sentence.

Mayor de Blasio wants to close Rikers Island — but that won't stop him from spending millions to create new jailhouse jitneys and making visiting areas more comfy for inmates...

A violent Rikers inmate got nearly 10 more years tacked onto his sentence — for pummeling a correction captain last Thanksgiving in a caught - on - camera jailhouse assault that nearly started a...

Later films like 1998's American History X also invoke the culture of jailhouse lifting, even though real California prisons currently do not feature equipment beyond dip and pull - up bars.

Jailhouse weightlifting in New York State has its own culture.

Whether we're talking nautical stripes, jailhouse stripes or even rugby stripes, I love them all!

Filmmakers Mark Burton and Richard Starzak keep things interesting by including a handful of memorable and unexpectedly hilarious images and set pieces, with the recurring gag featuring an angry jailhouse dog provoking hearty laughs with each and every appearance.

A charmer from its first action - packed frames to its over-the-top jailhouse - musical scene during the end credits.

And the amount of jailhouse imagery in the season three advertising campaign, coupled with the trajectory of the two episodes screened for critics, suggests that Jimmy's and Mike's paths will continue diverging.

Trust me when I promise Paddington's maximum security jailhouse stint never loses his signature sweetness.

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While the story and acting are well done, this one is just a shade below Jailhouse # 41 because of its lack of creative set tricks.

Our hero goes to prison because of mistaken identity, a twist that introduces us to Brendan Gleeson as a fearsome jailhouse chef (one of the film's funniest performances).

Shea Whigham steals scenes as a lowdown jailhouse snitch.

There's little doubt, however, that it's Edward Norton who establishes himself as the film's most valuable player, as the actor, making his cinematic debut here, does a superb job of stepping into the shoes of an increasingly complicated figure - with the majority of the movie's electrifying moments stemming from Norton's star - making performance (eg Aaron's violent jailhouse confrontation with Gere's character).