Adam Kokesh arrested in Philly

Adam Kokesh arrested in Philly

Alex Allen | Digital Journal Adam Kokesh, the veteran who has been planning an armed march on Washington, D.C. has been arrested for another act of civil disobedience. Earlier today, a post was made on Adam Kokesh’s official Facebook page that he had been arrested in Philadelphia during a “Smoke Down Prohibition” event. Kokesh has [...]

Charged and Sent to Jail for Exposing a Corporate Mistake

(WAC NYC)   Luke Rudkowski got a chance to meet and interview well known hacker, Andrew Auernheimer, also known by his pseudonym, Weev. Weev was recently convicted for two felonies and currently is free on bail until sentencing, The court convicted him in one count of identity fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a [...]

Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation

ShareThis Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation 03 Jul 2012 Richard Earl Garrett is the lead plaintiff in a class action suit against the town of Harpersville, Ala. Mr. Garrett has spent a total of 24 months in jail and owes $ 10,000, all for traffic and license violations that [...]

70 Non-Violent Inmates Released After Dozens of Prison Workers, Covering 49 Shifts, Call In Sick

EDITORS NOTE: THIS SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH MONEY IS WASTED ON LOCKING UP NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS IN THIS COUNTRY. PERHAPS MORE MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD TAKE NOTE AND CUT BACK ON THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. (FOX 5) One wing of the North Las Vegas jail was closed and 70 non-violent [...]

To Joliet Jail for NATO offenders?

ShareThis To Joliet Jail for NATO offenders? 29 Apr 2012 Mothballed for a decade, the Joliet Correctional Center could be temporarily reopened to serve as a detention facility for those arrested for serious offenses during the May 20-21 NATO summit. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says his first choice was to use Division 3 at [...]

George Zimmerman released from jail on $150K bond

ShareThis George Zimmerman released from jail on $ 150K bond 23 Apr 2012 George Zimmerman was released around midnight Sunday from a Florida county jail on $ 150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. The neighborhood watch volunteer [alleged killer] was wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans [...]

Supreme Court upholds jail strip searches, including for minor offenses

ShareThis Supreme Court upholds jail strip searches, including for minor offenses –Breyer: Decision would legitimize searches conducted to harass or humiliate people for their political views 02 Apr 2012 The Supreme Court ruled Monday that those arrested for even minor violations may be strip-searched before being admitted to jail, saying safety concerns outweigh personal privacy [...]

Burnsville Man Arrested, Jailed for Siding Code Violation

A Burnsville man on his way to work was arrested and thrown in jail without bond, and then subjected to electronic home monitoring. But it wasn’t for drugs or a DWI or some other major crime. Burnsville city leaders say Mitch Faber’s dealings with the law all stem from his failure to properly put up [...]

Dominican judge sends 4 suspected Anonymous hackers to jail for 3 months; no charges filed

ShareThis Dominican judge sends 4 suspected Anonymous hackers to jail for 3 months; no charges filed 27 Mar 2012 A judge in the Dominican Republic has ordered four suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement held in jail for three months during an investigation of their activities. No charges have been filed, but the [...]

Sarkozy: Jail those who browse terror websites

ShareThis Sarkozy: Jail those who browse terror websites –’Anyone’ who regularly consults terror-advocating sites will be criminally punished 22 Mar 2012 France’s president proposed a sweeping new law Thursday that would jail those who visit extremist web sites — one of several tough new measures floated in the wake of a murderous shooting spree. Nicolas [...]