Execution dates set for four Tennessee death row inmates after years of delays
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state of Tennessee has filed orders to reset execution dates for death row inmates Byron Black, Oscar Smith, Harold Nichols, and Donald Middlebrooks. The last execution ...
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Morgan County inmate convicted of assaulting pregnant corrections officer in 2023
A man who was serving a life sentence sentence for a first-degree murder conviction has been convicted of assaulting four Tennessee Department of Correction officers, including one who was ...
Prosecutor pushes to try minors as adults after police pursuit, fiery crash
Two 16-year-olds are facing several charges after stealing a vehicle and leading police on a pursuit that ended in a fiery crash, and the Montgomery County Prosecutor has filed motions to transfer ...
Tennessee sets execution dates for four inmates after nearly three-year pause
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four inmates, including Oscar Smith, who was within ...
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...
Dayton Police Department recruit arrested on solicitation of minor warrant
A recruit from the Dayton Police Department police academy has been arrested on a warrant for solicitation of a minor, according to a spokesperson from the department. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app ...
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Argentina inmates play rugby in bid to ditch life of crime
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Argentine criminal clerk and former rugby player Eduardo "Coco" Oderigo wanted to find a way to help inmates rehabilitate and stay out of jail once released ...
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California woman with heroin-filled Bibles for prison inmates sentenced to 7 years
A California woman was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison after she was arrested on a weapons charge and found with heroin-filled Bibles addressed to inmates in state prisons. Lucresia ...
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Freed Palestinian inmates set prison garb ablaze on return to Gaza
As Palestinian inmates released by Israel yesterday stepped off the buses that took them to the Gaza Strip, some flashed a victory sign and swiftly set fire to sweatshirts they were made to wear ...
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A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues
(AP) — A Tennessee death row prisoner declared a hunger ... Michael Rimmer, another death row inmate who acts as a helper to sick and disabled inmates like Willis, was given a copy of the ...
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A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues
On Jan. 22, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals denied his petition. His attorneys are currently considering next steps. “In the time that we have represented Mr. Willis we have become aware that ...