Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America
by Joe Watson
Of America’s 48 worst charities, ten – or just over 20% – are affiliated with law enforcement groups, according to a joint investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR).
The benchmark used ...
Colorado Parolees' Violent Crimes Attributed to DOC Ineptitude
By Joe Watson
It took the March 2013 murder of Tom Clements, then director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), to bring to light the ineptitude of the state's prisons and parole division.
In the wake of Clements' murder, allegedly committed ...
Cost to Jail Someone in New York City: $167,731 a Year
by Joe Watson
It turns out that getting an overpriced Manhattan address is as easy as going to jail.
A study released in August 2013 by New York City's Independent Budget Office revealed that it cost the Big Apple ...
Prisoners Ferried in to Maintain Island for Washington’s Sex Offenders
by Joe Watson
Washington’s Department of Corrections has begun ferrying in mainland prisoners to clean up and maintain an old island lockup, while the sex offenders who have been exiled there are prohibited by state lawmakers from work crews.
Since ...
Colorado Sheriff Appropriates $349K of Unclaimed Money in Ex-Prisoners’ Accounts
by Joe Watson
When is a check too small to cash? It’s when you've just been released from jail and hope to get as far away as possible. So says the Pueblo County, Colorado Sheriff's Office bank account, which last ...
Alaska Prison Guard Terminated for Fighting off Prisoners with Pocketknif
by Joe Watson
A former guard at the Spring Creek Correctional Center—Alaska's only maximum-security prison—is now contesting his November 2012 termination for bringing a pocketknife to work and then stabbing at least two prisoners who allegedly attacked him.
Kim Spalding, ...
Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology
by Joe Watson
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary disbarment of one of the high court’s former jurists who was convicted in 2013 on corruption charges. Former Justice Joan Orie Melvin, 58, was also ordered to come ...
Former Nurse at Maine State Prison Files Suit Over Racial Slurs
by Joe Watson
For the second time in as many years, allegations of racism have been leveled against employees at the Maine State Prison. In the most recent incident, a former nurse at the facility filed suit in federal ...
Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law
by Joe Watson
A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from the state under a new compensation law.
In September 2013, almost a year-and-a-half ...
Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen
by Joe Watson
An Oregon State Police investigation has revealed that money believed stolen from the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) was actually right where it was supposed to be – deposited in the Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF) and ...
