Posts Tagged ‘inmate’

Texas Corrections Officer Who Raped Hospital Inmate Gets 5 Years Probation

A former correctional officer in Texas, Jason D. Holmes was formerly employed at the Texas Department Criminal Justice’s hospital in Galveston. Back in 2015 an inmate at the hospital made a criminal complaint that Mr. Holmes sexually assaulted her twice. He was recently found guilty violating the civil rights […]

Corrupt Missouri Sheriff Under Fire Following Death Of Inmate

Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson is facing robbery, assault and fraud charges. (Photo: Mississippi County Sheriff/ Facebook) ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a federal judge to remove a southeast Missouri sheriff from office, four days after an inmate died in the sheriff’s jail, and a month after the sheriff was charged […]

Jury: 7 Cops Can be Charged for Depriving Inmate of Water and Allowing Death

05/02/17 A jury has now decided that criminal charges may be justified against seven officers in a case involving the Terrill Thomas, an inmate who died of dehydration in a jail. Thomas’s family was relieved to hear the news about the possibility of justice. Thomas was a mentally ill […]

Inmate dies in Wisconsin jail after guards cut his water for a week

     Terrill Thomas, a Wisconsin man held in solitary confinement pending trial, died of dehydration when prison guards shut off his water for seven days. Wisconsin prosecutors are considering bringing criminal charges against the guards. Thomas had been charged with shooting one man and opening fire inside of a casino. Family members claimed that Thomas, […]

Income inequality widening as the wealthiest get richer at the expense of the poor

     The wealth gap keeps growing as the world’s richest get richer at the expense of the poor, according to a new study released this week by an alliance of major organizations. The World Wealth Report from Oxfam, Greenpeace, and other groups found that while the total number of millionaires in the world jumped to […]

FBI releases Orlando shooter 911 ‘transcript’ after public pressure

     The DoJ has released details of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen’s conversations with 911 operators and negotiators. The transcripts were originally redacted to omit his references to Islamic State and only a short portion of the contents have been released. Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 people at Pulse, a gay night club, on June […]

The shameful distortion of Muhammad Ali’s legacy

     Predictably, though lamentably, before his body had even grown cold, they started clamoring to attach themselves to Muhammad Ali and his legacy. A boxer who, in his day, practiced the most primitive and brutal of sports with the grace and poetry associated with fine art, a man who outside the ring stood in defiance […]

New Jersey State Road Pirates Prey on Helpless Drivers to Generate Revenue and Fill Ticket Quotas

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network anonymously, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. The person submitting this describes an experience they had while traveling in New Jersey to attend a work related meeting. Instead of being allowed to complete a productive day of work, they were stopped and extorted by a Road Pirate […]

47-Year-Old Officer Arrested For The Sexual Assault Of A 15-Year-Old Girl

San Antonio Police Officer Juan Ruiz-Carrillo, 47, has been arrested for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.  Officer Ruiz-Carrillo was arrested on Monday night on several felony charges, and has been suspended pending the outcome of his case. The victim of Officer Ruiz-Carrillo, had reached out to a youth pastor on May 1, telling him that Ruiz-Carrillo had […]

Cop Faces 20 Years For Falsifying Search Warrants, Stealing $250K

An Ohio cop is facing up to 20 years in prison after federal investigators exposed a decade long scheme with another officer to falsify search warrants in order to steal more than $250,000 in cash and property. Former Reynoldsburg Police Lt. Shane Mauger has agreed to plead guilty to one count each of depriving citizens […]

Should Fresno Ban The Use Of Police K9s (A Response)

Two weeks ago a woman was mauled by four pit bulls that had recently gotten out of their yard. A man named Johnnie L Thomas Sr. called for the city of Fresno to ban the ownership of pit bulls within the city limits. His full statement reads: My fellow Fresnans, due to the recent pit […]

HRW laments Israel ‘beating’ & ‘threatening’ Palestinian kids in detention

The report accuses the Israeli authorities of numerous abuses of their powers. Not only are they being accused of physically abusing minors, but also of routinely interrogating children without a parent or guardian present. This is in breach of both Israeli and international law, which entitle children to extra protection.  Human Rights Watch’s Israel and […]

Why Are Albuquerque Cops Playing Basketball With Kids While Wearing Guns?

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Mount Nyiragongo in Congo showing signs of imminent eruption

     Rwanda Red Cross has warned of a possible Nyiragongo volcano eruption in the near future, the country’s daily The New Times has reported. Nyiragongo is one of the eight volcanic mountains in the Virunga Massif. The volcano is located near the town of Goma in eastern DR Congo, close to the Rwandan border. Press […]

Two Palestinians executed by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli police executed on Wednesday morning two Palestinian youths near Damascus Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Conformed and credible sources spoke to Days of Palestine that the Israeli occupation police chased the two Palestinians, who were in a blue private car, and shot them, using live […]

Two Palestinians executed by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli police executed on Wednesday morning two Palestinian youths near Damascus Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Conformed and credible sources spoke to Days of Palestine that the Israeli occupation police chased the two Palestinians, who were in a blue private car, and shot them, using live […]

Two Palestinians executed by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli police executed on Wednesday morning two Palestinian youths near Damascus Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Conformed and credible sources spoke to Days of Palestine that the Israeli occupation police chased the two Palestinians, who were in a blue private car, and shot them, using live […]

Two Palestinians executed by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli police executed on Wednesday morning two Palestinian youths near Damascus Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Conformed and credible sources spoke to Days of Palestine that the Israeli occupation police chased the two Palestinians, who were in a blue private car, and shot them, using live […]

Two Palestinians executed by Israeli police in Jerusalem

Days of Palestine, Jerusalem -Israeli police executed on Wednesday morning two Palestinian youths near Damascus Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Conformed and credible sources spoke to Days of Palestine that the Israeli occupation police chased the two Palestinians, who were in a blue private car, and shot them, using live […]

Alabama Police Officer Charged With Rape And Sexual Abuse of Three Children

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