Category: True Crime

Stephanie “Queenie” St. Clair, Was Basically The Real Life Fish Mooney From Gotham

Apparently not alot of people have warmed up to the created for TV show character Fish Mooney, played by the beautiful Jada Pinkett Smith. Some have written that she is out of place, and not in a usual position of mob boss for a person of her gender and race. Others have said that she is over the top, which is hilarious when we are talking about a villain who lives in the same city as Joker, Penguin, Riddler, & Killer Croc & Clayface. Maybe they would have been more comfortable if she was playing a maid, cook, or prostitute, or drug addict. So here is a history lesson for all of the people who are having a hard time taking Fish Mooney seriously. When then character was first introduced, I was instantly reminded of Queenie St. Clair.

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Jada Pinkett (L) Madame Stephanie St Clair (R)

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The Truth About Prison Rape

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Prison rape is a term that refers to the raping and acts of sexual violence that occurs in correctional facilities that is done either by incarcerated inmates or the corrections staff. Prison rape most commonly occurs between those incarcerated in the prisons, though it has occurred on rare occasion that both the female and male staff has experienced prison rape, either by other members of the staff or those that are incarcerated. Continue reading “The Truth About Prison Rape”

GA’s Only Woman On Death Row Denied Clemency

The other evening while casually strolling through my twitter feed, a tweet from a local news headline grabbed my attention.

“Georgia Woman’s Execution Delayed Until March”

The headline stuck out like a typo because you just don’t hear of very many women being sentenced to the death penalty, and especially not actually being executed. Needless to the say the headline deeply intrigued me; I had to know the back story. What on earth did this woman do to land herself on death row? How long has she been there?

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The name alone sounds like no place for a woman. Very few states still exercise capital punishment, especially against women offenders. There is currently one woman, Lisa Montgomery of Missouri, on Federal death row. Majority of inmates on death row remain there many years while their legal counsel battles the courts and parole boards in attempts of gaining a new trial, sentence reduction –any break possible. Very few inmates, particularly killers are granted clemency; approximately 13% of those who receive a death sentence are executed. Continue reading “GA’s Only Woman On Death Row Denied Clemency”