On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber banned the death penalty for the rest of his term due to a moral opposition. It is perfectly fine for John Kitzhaber to have an opinion about the death penalty. However,…
The Supreme Court reinstated the shaken baby conviction of Shirley Ree Smith. She allegedly shook her grandson to death which the federal appeals court in San Francisco overturned. Shirley Ree Smith was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison…
Facebook games are common ways of occupying the prisoners’ time. Prison cell phone usage has become increasingly popular. The number of cell phones inside prisons has quadrupled over the past three years. Prisoners are under secure monitoring, so how are they…
Some might say that the U.S.’s criminal justice system needs work, but at least we can all agree that the majority of world history was filled with law systems where criminals fared far worse. This infographic takes you from the…
In New York City, it seems that there is slim pickings of mugging victims, or so ex-convict Jermaine Washington seemed to think. Washington was in Riverside Park, NY looking for someone to mug when he decided to pull his fake…
Most burglars would agree that if you are going to break into someone's home one of the most important concepts to follow is the idea of getting in and out of the home as quickly as possible. Michael Bolton, not…
When a bite-mark is left behind during the commission of a crime it is called bite-mark evidence. The bite-mark may be left in food, an inanimate object, or on a human being. Bite-mark evidence has been used many times in…
Mary Gorsuch entered a small variety store located in Maine demanding money while threatening to shoot the frightened clerk. The threatened clerk did as told and handed over several hundred dollars. Satisfied with her day's work and having worked up…
Many young people dream of becoming police officers, however most attend an academy before patrolling the streets. Jose Santiago decided to take a short cut to living out his dream of patrolling the streets by purchasing a Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, which…