Columbus, Ohio – A cold case from 2016 has resurfaced as an Ohio prison inmate confessed to a previously unresolved homicide in a letter to the Columbus Dispatch. Cold cases, which are crimes that have not been fully resolved and are not currently under investigation, present a unique challenge for law enforcement agencies. The confession … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two men have been charged in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a Bradley County Jail inmate in July. Jonathan Eric Bankston, 35, and Jonathan Bryan Hilliard, 31, are facing charges of second-degree murder, manufacture, sale, and delivery of schedule II drugs, and possession of schedule II drugs in a penal … Read more
IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA – A homicide occurred over the weekend at Centinela State Prison in Imperial County, as officials have determined that an inmate death was the result of an attack by other prisoners. Rigoberto Estrada, who is serving two life sentences for murder and attempted murder, is suspected of being involved in the killing … Read more
CORONA, Calif. – The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison on Saturday, Jan. 6, is being investigated as a homicide, officials said over the weekend. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Son Tran, who had been serving a 50-year to life sentence since 2001, was found unresponsive in his … Read more
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) – Advocates from the West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign, accompanied by Repairers of the Breach President Bishop William J. Barber II and families of deceased West Virginia inmates, gathered at the state capitol to demand better protections for inmates following the tragic death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in December. … Read more
Norfolk, Nebraska – Death-row inmate Jorge Galindo is seeking to have his convictions and sentence for the U.S. Bank killings in 2002 vacated. This comes after an unsuccessful bid for the Nebraska Supreme Court to rehear his case, following a split decision in September affirming a District Court judge’s decision to deny Galindo postconviction relief … Read more
Norfolk, Nebraska – Death-row inmate Jorge Galindo has filed a petition with the federal court to overturn his convictions and sentence for his involvement in the U.S. Bank killings in Norfolk in 2002. This comes after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal his case to the Nebraska Supreme Court. Galindo, along with two others, was sentenced … Read more
NORFOLK, Nebraska – Death-row inmate Jorge Galindo is seeking to overturn his convictions and sentence for his involvement in the U.S. Bank killings in Norfolk back in 2002. This comes after an unsuccessful attempt to have his case reheard by the Nebraska Supreme Court, following a split decision last year affirming the denial of Galindo’s … Read more
NORFOLK, Nebraska – Death-row inmate Jorge Galindo has filed a petition in federal court seeking to overturn his convictions and sentence for his involvement in the U.S. Bank killings in Norfolk in 2002. This move comes after an unsuccessful attempt to have the Nebraska Supreme Court rehear his case, following a split decision in September … Read more
LONDON, UK – Robert Maudsley, also known as Hannibal the Cannibal, has made history as the longest-serving inmate in the UK penal system, spending his 50th consecutive Christmas behind bars. At 70 years old, Maudsley has spent 45 years in isolation, setting a world record. His incarceration dates back to 1974, when he was imprisoned … Read more