Weird News
The Weird News topic gives corrections officers a place to get articles covering the bizarre, including strange crimes, wacky courtroom appearances, and oddball encounters COs have on a daily basis. The job is deadly serious, but there are dozens of moments in corrections that leave officers shaking their heads and laughing as they make their rounds.
“Only in South Florida can you have a yacht on shore from a hurricane with the owner of the yacht incarcerated.”
Prosecutors informed defense attorneys for Sheila Keen Warren on Wednesday that they had found a “clown sighting file” which prosecutors said they didn’t have
27-year-old Jersey City woman recently applied for the security job with the Hudson County department, thus giving up her location
The finding means that Carlin Q. Williams is not entitled to inherit a fortune worth up to $300 million
Being readied in case space is needed to hold protesters arrested during DNC
Lawsuit alleges inmate is now unable to urinate in front of the other inmates in his cell and is ridiculed by staff
Police are searching for clues in what the sheriff calls one of the most bizarre cases of his career
The driver admitted going 90 mph, but denied using Snapchat at the time of the crash
An Arkansas woman’s mugshot has garnered a flood of admirers on social media
Tonya Couch was indicted on charges of hindering apprehension of a felon and money laundering
Official says he violated the terms of his parole
She faces up to 20 years in prison on each count
Inmate is at the maximum security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, after pleading guilty in 2013 to unlawfully transporting a firearm
‘Philly Jesus’ blocked off an aisle at an Apple store and refused to leave
CO was drafted to play professional baseball, leaving behind his career in corrections
Officials lacked sufficient evidence to make the arrest in 2002, but have now gathered new evidence
Ex-convict beat Obama in 10 W. Va. counties during the 2012 primary
A jury has recommended the death penalty for Daniel Wozniak
The inmate said he posted the photos to boost his morale and let his friends and family know he was doing well
People leave prison without access to healthcare they’re entitled to, jeopardizing their own health and the public’s
The inmate bought a bottle of whiskey, two bottles of vodka, 15 packs of cigarettes, a lighter, rolling papers and three packs of gum
The food banks association has a public-private partnership with the prison system
The issue of prison employee retention and a shortage of mental health specialists within the prison is a concern for officials
Man charged with felonious assault and robbery after the victim died from a testicular infection
Officials said man claimed he bought the jumpsuit off of someone on the street
Authorities are still searching for inmate’s head
Former actor undergoing treatment and care for schizophrenia
Courts rejected arguments that inmate was mentally ill and should be exempt from the death penalty
The inmate developed a severe infection on his forearm after receiving a tattoo from another inmate
Authorities say a police dog detected drugs but police did not find any in the minivan
Silica gel packets, which soak up moisture, aren’t poisonous
One image showed the gun’s magazine and bullets
Man who posed as an officer fooled other officers into letting him drive squad car and assist an arrest
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