Man Accused of stabbing mother to death tells the court to “Call my mother”
Sometimes, you know when someone is hit by mental illness. This case is sadder than most, and a young man may spend the rest of his life in prison because of it. Lonnie Scott is a 35-year old man who is in police custody for stabbing his mother and killing her, and someone needs to [...]
Inmates Post Facebook Pics of Themselves Partying with Drugs, Cell Phones Behind Bars
Did you know that in some prisons, you can get drugs, cell phones, liquor and whatever else you need? It looks like prison smuggling is hitting mainstream America, after some inmates posted a group of pictures that led to additional public scrutiny. People don’t know what in the heck is happening behind bars, but they [...]
Inmates Now Reviewing Prisons on Yelp
The staff at Sing Sing are the “most unprofessional staff in the world and the rudest.” The chocolate milk at the Tombs is “chalky.” At Rikers, “If the roaches & rats don’t mess with you the CO’s will.” Queens Central Booking is “run smoother than the other central bookings throughout the greater New York.” Like [...]
Lauryn Hill Signs a Deal with Sony in Order to Pay Her Taxes
Lauryn Hill is having serious tax problems and may end up going to prison. There is nothing like the threat of prison time to motivate you to get back into the studio. Lauryn just signed a deal with Sony music to cover back taxes that she owes to the government. Hill owes for taxes [...]
Virginia Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Jail For Stealing President Obama’s Teleprompter
A Virginia man who stole one of President Obama’s teleprompter, and other equipment, was sentenced to seven years in prison, last Thursday (April 11). Eric Brown cut a deal to serve more time behind bars in order to skip further prosecution for similar crimes. In January, Brown pleaded guilty to theft of government property for [...]
School District Sues Woman Over False Rape Accusation Against Promising Football Star
The Long Beach Unified School District is attempting to recoup what it can from a settlement it paid to Gibson in the wake of a false rape accusation she made against a promising football star, Brian Banks, in 2002. “It is important to convey that the school board isn’t going to sit idly by if [...]
Dr. Boyce & Dr. Byron Price: How Black Women are Harmed by Prison Rape and Mass Incarceration
Dr. Boyce Watkins and Dr. Byron Price explain how all of us are affected by prison rape and mass incarceration. Click to watch.
Brian Banks Signs With Atlanta Falcons After Being Exonerated In Rape Charge
Everyone should believe in second chances. Brian Banks definitely did since he chose to not give up on his dreams of being in the NFL after being falsely accused of rape, and serving 5 years in jail. Now all of his hard work ha paid off. CBS News reports: Brian Banks said signing with the [...]
Chicago Teen Guilty For Grandfather’s Murder
A Chicago teenager was charged with the murder of his grandfather after reportedly shooting him six times in the back back in March. The teen, who is known as William Strickland is only 19 years old. He confessed to police about stealing his grandfather’s gun and then using the same weapon to end his grandfather’s [...]
Kanye West: The Good, The Bad,The… Sell Out?
by Malcolm Morrow Kanye West has recently had a couple of rumors surrounding him that involve strange names he has given his daughter and his upcoming album. It is rumored that West plans to name his and Kim Kardashian’s unborn child North and that he was planning on naming his next album “I Am God.” [...]
Ex Con Dies A Hero After Saving Stangers
Karon Anderson is not only known for spending ten years in prison for making a few mistakes early in life; he is also known as for giving his life to stand up for a complete stranger. And who said chivalry is dead?! Black Media Scoop reported that: Anderson was killed while trying to protect fellow [...]
Detroit Bus Driver Fatally Wounded While Defending Young Couple
Detroit bus driver Karon Anderson, 33, was stabbed to death while defending a young couple on his bus. Witnesses say Anderson tried to intervene after a man began harassing the couple. Anderson’s relatives say he’d had some trouble early on in his life, spending a decade in prison for a drug offense, but he’d gotten [...]
Mother Forgives Ex-Boyfriend Who Killed Her Son Over Soup
A North Carolina mom whose 2-year-old son was beaten to death byoyth. Lashinna Burger testified Wednesday at the sentencing hearing of Andre Hampton, who beat their son Elijah Burger to death with a hairbrush and a belt in 2008. Outside the courtroom, Burger told reporters that she’d made peace with her son’s killer. “I want [...]
Rapper Acquitted After Killing Another Rapper Over Candy
Rapper Young Vito was acquitted of the murder of Brick Squad member Slim Dunkin on Monday, but was sentenced to 25 years in prison on an aggravated assault charge. Vito (born Vinson Hardimon), dodged murder and felony murder charges in the killing of Dunkin (born Mario Hamilton, 24), who was slain in December 2011 during [...]
Chicago Mother’s Conviction Overturned in the Death of Her 4-Year Old
By Staff In 2005 Nicole Harris was convicted of killing her 4-year son, Jaquari Dancy, with an elastic bedsheet cord around his neck in the bedroom of his family’s Northwest Side home. At a lengthy 27-hour interrogation, Harris made a false confession, and was convicted for the crime and given a 30-year prison sentence. She [...]