Behind Bars – Page 71 – The Pen Hustle With Brandy Cavalli

Prison Cell Phone Pic Shows Inmate Beaten With A Makeshift Leash Around His Neck

CellphonePrison — Correction officials confirmed Monday that Cortez Berry, serving 8-years on a robbery charge, is the man kneeling in this photo taken at the Burruss Correctional Training Center. Officials are investigating the situation.

Disgusting.

Barbaric.

Who cares?

Those are some of the comments surrounding what appears to be a degrading image smuggled out of the Burruss Correctional Training Center in Forsyth, Ga., of an 18-year-old prisoner. In one disturbing frame, the horrors of prison life are exposed, while also revealing the prison system’s ongoing struggle to keep them free of cell phones and other contraband.

It looks like a scene from the television show “Oz.”

Or, something out of ISIS. Continue reading “Prison Cell Phone Pic Shows Inmate Beaten With A Makeshift Leash Around His Neck”

Rapper Young Dro Arrested On Felony Theft Charges In Atlanta

Rapper Young Dro was arrested over the weekend on a felony theft charge.

Via AJC:

Djuan Montreal Hart, better known as rapper Young Dro, was arrested early Saturday on a theft charge, according to DeKalb County jail records. Continue reading “Rapper Young Dro Arrested On Felony Theft Charges In Atlanta”

Politicians Campaign For Criminal Justice Reform

An overhaul of U.S. criminal justice laws looks increasingly possible, and the 2016 presidential campaign just might give the effort a shot in the arm, says Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey.

The issue was the focus of Thursday’s Bipartisan Summit for Criminal Justice Reform. The event was sponsored by groups that make odd bedfellows — from the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union to the conservative Koch Industries. Continue reading “Politicians Campaign For Criminal Justice Reform”