Prison

Controversial Bankruptcy Trial Pits Troubled Prison Health-Care Provider Against Outraged Federal Officials and Civil Rights Groups

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HOUSTON – A controversial legal maneuver in the bankruptcy trial of troubled prison health-care provider Tehum Care Services Inc. is drawing attention from federal officials and civil rights groups. The trial, set to begin Friday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, will test the validity of a settlement proposed by Tehum that would strip prisoners and others of their right to sue parties involved in the takeover and bankruptcy of Corizon Health Inc., the nation’s former largest prison healthcare provider. Tehum, a shell company established to absorb legal liabilities of … Read more

Incarcerated Inmates Sue New York Prison System Over Denied Access to Once-in-a-Lifetime Solar Eclipse

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Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York is facing a lawsuit filed by inmates who claim that the decision to prevent them from witnessing next week’s total solar eclipse violates their religious freedoms. The celestial phenomenon, which has not been visible in New York since 1925 and won’t be seen again in the state until 2079, holds significant religious value for people of various faiths, according to the complaint filed in federal court. The New York corrections officials instituted a lockdown at its facilities, including the Woodbourne Correctional Facility, on April 8, the day of … Read more

Jury Recommends Life in Prison for David Marshall Murdock in Florida Murder Case

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BARTOW, Fla. – After being found guilty of first-degree murder, David Marshall Murdock learned that the jury has spared him the death penalty and instead recommended a life sentence in prison. The jury failed to reach the necessary 8-4 majority needed to recommend a death sentence. Murdock, 65, was convicted of killing Lisa Bunce, his former girlfriend, and attempting to kill her friend Sanda Andrews. The tragic events occurred on January 5, 2019, when Bunce was visiting Andrews in Haines City. The two friends frequently traveled between their homes near Toledo, Ohio, and Florida. Murdock, … Read more

Columbus Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making Threats and Bomb Scares in 2021

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Yousif Mubarak, a 28-year-old Columbus man, has been handed a five-year federal prison sentence for making threats to a county judge, law enforcement, and bomb threats to schools and businesses in the area. Mubarak was convicted of seven counts of making interstate threats in a federal jury trial in August. U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. sentenced him on Wednesday in federal court in Columbus. The severity of the sentence reflects the significant consequences of such threats, as stated by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Kenneth L. Parker. … Read more