A MSC crew member who stayed in Grand Cayman last month, when her cruise ship left port, was sentenced to three months in prison for illegally remaining on the island. As we previously reported, 34 year old Yusmaidys Ortiz Perez, employed as a bartender on...
In June 2017, a fundraiser launched to help a mesothelioma patient take part in a clinical trial. Thanks to the support of hundreds of donors, the campaign surpassed its $40,000 goal. They raised more than $53,000 in a matter of months. In contrast, another mesothelioma patient’s...
Ater learning a friend had been slain, a Chicago street gang member posted a praying hands emoji on her Twitter account lamenting the death. Gakirah Barnes’ grief quickly turned to anger. Within minutes she again took to social media, this time to vow revenge on...
The private prison field is dominated by a few companies that have swallowed the competition and entrenched their positions through aggressive lawyering, intricate financial arrangements and bribery and kickbacks, the New York Times reports. Private prison companies house 9 percent of the nation’s prisoners. They...
North Carolina’s largest prison, Lanesboro Correctional Institution, one of the state’s most dangerous and understaffed prisons, will soon be converted to a women’s institution, reports the Charlotte Observer. It is a major change that state leaders hope will improve safety and security. Lanesboro, a maximum-security...
After FBI agents executed search warrants on the law office and apartment of President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, Trump called it “disgraceful situation. … I’ve been saying it for a long time. I have this witch hunt constantly going on.” The raids on...