Originally Published January 20th, 2020 Marrying the love of your life is everyone’s dream. But what if the love of your life is set to spend the next few years (or their entire lifetime) behind the cold bars of jail? Will you still marry them? This was the dilemma faced by the brave souls who […]
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Originally Published January 14th, 2020 When you get arrested, the first thing that would surely come to your mind is how to get out of jail immediately. And it’s possible, for everyone has the right to bail unless the judge says that it isn’t. A person charged with a crime is usually entitled to bail.
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Originally Published January 13th, 2020 As stated in the Penal Code of Texas, a simple assault can send you to jail. Whether or not intentional, or you caused injury or only threatened to harm another person, you can face assault charges and get arrested. Assault has a broad definition. Telling someone that you are going to
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Originally Published January 7th, 2020 When a horrific tragedy happens, let’s say, a murder or rape, we always want justice to prevail. We want the culprit to pay for their actions. But what happens if the system wrongfully convicts a person? Is it still considered as justice served? I don’t think so. It’s so easy
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Originally Published January 7th, 2020 The Second Chance Act is a law that was signed back in April 2008. It supports the funding of federal and state prisons for re-entry programs and system reforms. According to the Statistics, re-arrest is often for ex-prisoners who did not enter halfway houses. An estimated 52.5% of ex-prisoners who did not undergo
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Originally Published December 16th, 2019 The rate of incarceration in the US is undeniably growing fast. In fact, the United States is still topping the list of incarceration rates in the world. Sadly, the rapid increase in the incarceration rate comes with more expenses. Although there are two types of the prison system, both still need funds
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Originally Published December 10th, 2019 You’ve probably have heard of white-collar crimes committed by the likes of Bernie Madoff. Or of blue-collar crimes done by less famous people. But what about pink-collar crimes? If you’re a fan of CBS, then you might have heard about the term. A show bearing the same title briefly aired on that channel
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Originally Published December 10th, 2019 For those who haven’t yet heard about “Orange is The New Black”, it is one of the most-watched American TV Series on Netflix. It was created by Jenji Kohan of “Weeds”. The show was based on a book about the real-life experience of a former prisoner, Piper Kerman. Kerman is
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Originally Published December 15th, 2019 A study conducted in 2010 reported that, in the US, there are more mentally ill people in jails than hospitals. Lack of proper contact with family members due to overpriced prison calls can further inflate this statistic. The study also found that the percentage of inmates and prisoners with serious mental
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Originally Published December 16th, 2019 He was set to spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving two life sentences. Now he is a Nike-sponsored triathlete, sought-after motivational speaker, and staunch supporter of prison reform. Ten years ago, John MacAvoy would never have imagined he would be a Nike endorser. Let alone be engaged in
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