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New York Allows Same-Sex Conjugal Visits in State Prisons
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsNew York inmates who are in same-sex marriages or civil unions are being allowed conjugal visits with their spouses or partners. The state officially announced the change in policy last week, making New York one of the few states to grant the private visits for gay and lesbian inmates in legally recognized same-sex partnerships. Although the policy will directly affect a relatively small number of people, advocates for same-sex marriage say it's an important step toward full equality for gay and lesbian couples. "This is a recognition of same-sex couples as families," Molly McKay of Marriage ...
Ohio to Execute Man for Killing Fellow Jail Inmate
By not in system - AOL NewsCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio plans to put a man to death Tuesday who killed a fellow Cincinnati jail inmate over the changing of a TV channel as he awaited sentencing for the aggravated murder of a fellow drug trafficker over stolen money, drugs and incriminating documents. Clarence Carter, 49, is to be executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. He is to be the second inmate killed using the surgical sedative pentobarbital as a stand-alone execution drug. AP Clarence Carter, who beat to death a fellow Cincinnati jail inmate, is scheduled to be ...
Grandmother Who Stole to Feed Five Grandkids Faces Prison
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsA 67-year-old widow struggling to feed her five grandkids may now be going to prison for Social Security fraud she claims was necessary to keep her family afloat. Mary Alice Austin lives in Detroit and has custody of her grandchildren: four from her daughter, who's battling drug addiction and couldn't care for them herself, and one child from her son, who's been in prison for the past 20 years. As a nursing home aide, her salary of $8,000 to $10,000 a year wasn't enough to cover the family's expenses. So she broke the law. Austin is being sentenced on Friday for Social Security fraud. Court ...
Former Israeli President Sentenced to Seven Years for Rape
By not in system - AOL NewsTEL AVIV, Israel - An Israeli court ordered former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years Tuesday following a rape conviction, rejecting his attorneys' request for leniency and making him the highest-ranking Israeli official ever sentenced to jail. The silver-haired Katsav remained stoic throughout most of the reading, but he broke down in tears upon hearing his sentence and screamed at the judges: "You made a mistake! It is a lie! The girls know it is a lie!" As he exited the courtroom, two of his grown sons scuffled with security guards. "I saw you! You hurt my boy!" ...
Zen in the Pen? Taxpayer-Funded Jailhouse Yoga on Shaky Legs
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsIs it a stretch for taxpayers to fund yoga classes for jail inmates? That's the question in New Mexico, where officials are considering budget cuts that might leave prisoners without a leg to balance on. Yoga, tae bo, tai chi and art therapy classes are on the chopping block at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, where deputy county manager of public safety Tom Swisstack plans to make some cuts. Getty Images Officials in New Mexico might cut a taxpayer-funded yoga program at a detention center in Albuquerque. "I imagine in the next 60 days, you're not going to see ...
Chandra Levy's Killer Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
By David Lohr - AOL NewsIngmar Guandique, the Salvadoran immigrant who was convicted of killing Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison. Guandique, 29, spoke briefly through a Spanish interpreter, telling the judge he was sorry for Levy's death but that he had nothing to do with it. "I am innocent," he said. Levy, a 24-year-old Washington intern, made national headlines when she disappeared on May 1, 2001. Her body was found a year later, in the District of Columbia's Rock Creek Park. But her family had to wait many more years before they learned who killed her. Rep. ...
Opinion: An Intricate Part of the Whole
By not in system - AOL NewsSay how ya doing Outside world? Do you remember me? I'm that intricate part Missing from the whole The one y'all decided to forget ... Coties Perry wrote these words 25 years ago at San Quentin. For more than three decades, I've shared poetry in public schools and state prisons, and because the youngsters and prisoners I've worked with are most often unheard and excluded, I cherish Coties' poem. Who do we (those of us with some power) forget when we talk about history, public policy and what it means to be human? Which children do we nurture? Which do we shun? These questions led me to ...
Mexico's Alleged Drug Queen Gets Botox Treatment in Prison
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsPrison officials in Mexico are in hot water today as authorities investigate how an alleged drug cartel "queen" was able to receive Botox treatments from behind bars. Sandra Avila Beltran, the so-called "Queen of the Pacific," is accused of operating as a senior member of the powerful Sinaloa cartel and has been jailed since 2007 on charges of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking and engage in organized crime. At this stage in her life, though, Mexico City prosecutors say Avila Beltran has turned to smuggling of a very different kind. They say top officials at the Santa Martha Acatitla ...
Rights Activists Decry Treatment of Imprisoned WikiLeaks Suspect
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsAmnesty International says that the U.S. military's harsh treatment of the soldier who allegedly passed secrets to WikiLeaks is so inhumane that British officials must intervene. U.K. supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning argue that while he was born in the United States, he is considered a British citizen "by descent" as well because his mother was born in Wales. Amnesty International called conditions of his detention in a military prison "harsh and punitive" and said they should be improved to conform with international standards, The Guardian reported Tuesday. They have asked British ...
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