Once again the Department of Corrections draws attention toward its inmate transport companies. Denise Isaacs who suffered from a variety of health issues including bipolar disorder, anxiety and chronic abdominal pain, was found dead in a crammed van along with ten...
Month: September 2014
$5 Million Compensation filed Against U.S. Coast Guard by Miami Lawyer
Miami Attorney, Louis A. Vucci, has filed a $5 million claim against the Coast Guard as compensation. Specifically, the U.S Coast Guard gunned down a suspected drug trafficking vessel that was registered in Colombia off the eastern Nicaraguan coast, leaving two men...
Trial begins for a man in 2008 killing of a cop
Trial begins again on Monday for Andre Rolle, who is accused of murdering Miami Police Detective James Walker. Rolle faces life in prison if convicted. Regardless of the outcome, Mr. Rolle also faces up to 50 years in prison after being convicted at trial in two...
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. Announced his Resignation
Sadly, Eric Holder Jr. the best Attorney General of the United States has had in many years, announced his resignation today. Thankfully, though, Attorney General Holder plans to remain in office until his successor is confirmed. According to the New York Times, Mr....
Mississippi’s Criminal Justice System, fail
Once again, Mississippi's sad excuse for a criminal justice system looks more like something from a Third World country than the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union and the MacArthur Justice Center filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of...
Nascar Champion Aquitted
As expected, no criminal charges will be filed against NASCAR champion Tony Stewart in the death of fellow racer Kevin Ward Jr. that occurred on August 9 during a sprint car race. According to the New York Times, The grand jury heard testimony this week on the...
School Bus Driver arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior
When public employees entrusted with caring for children are also charged with victimizing them, the stakes are often high. Last week, police arrested Oral Pryce, a Palm Beach school bus driver, and charged him with lewd and lascivious behavior for offering to "drive...
For allegedly brutal prison guard, day of reckoning arrives
Once again, the Florida Department of Corrections is in the news for being responsible for the cruel and unusual punishment (and torture) of the inmates entrusted to it. Indeed, in connection with the deaths of inmates in prisons across the state. The Florida...
Accused pimp convicted in kidnap, sex trafficking case
On Thursday a drug dealer and pimp was convicted in Federal court of kidnapping and beating his prostitute ex-girlfriend in May. United States District Judge William Dimitrouleas set a sentencing date for November 25. McKinley, 35, faces life in prison. Prosecution is...
Child, 4, found living in marijuana stash house
Don't let your kids live in your stash house. After Palm Beach law enforcement obtained search warrants, the search revealed containers full of marijuana, vials of testosterone, pain pills, multiple guns and $14,894 in cash. Additionally, pictures of Robertson, the...
