Mixtape Culture Club
- Steely_D - May 28, 2024 - 3:11pm
Wordle - daily game
- JrzyTmata - May 28, 2024 - 2:59pm
USA! USA! USA!
- kurtster - May 28, 2024 - 2:52pm
May 2024 Photo Theme - Peaceful
- Antigone - May 28, 2024 - 2:42pm
NY Times Strands
- n4ku - May 28, 2024 - 1:57pm
Interviews with the artists
- dischuckin - May 28, 2024 - 1:33pm
RightWingNutZ
- R_P - May 28, 2024 - 12:02pm
Radio Paradise Comments
- timothy_john - May 28, 2024 - 11:45am
Israel
- R_P - May 28, 2024 - 9:47am
You might be getting old if......
- kurtster - May 28, 2024 - 9:36am
Trump
- Lazy8 - May 28, 2024 - 9:28am
Today in History
- DaveInSaoMiguel - May 28, 2024 - 9:12am
Baseball, anyone?
- Proclivities - May 28, 2024 - 9:03am
NYTimes Connections
- Bill_J - May 28, 2024 - 8:02am
What makes you smile?
- black321 - May 28, 2024 - 6:20am
Photos you have taken of your walks or hikes.
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 27, 2024 - 9:43pm
RP Daily Trivia Challenge
- ScottFromWyoming - May 27, 2024 - 8:24pm
Poetry Forum
- Manbird - May 27, 2024 - 7:20pm
Climate Change
- haresfur - May 27, 2024 - 6:07pm
The Obituary Page
- rgio - May 27, 2024 - 4:10pm
fortune cookies, says:
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 3:50pm
Name My Band
- GeneP59 - May 27, 2024 - 2:26pm
Song of the Day
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 11:12am
Favorite Quotes
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 11:08am
• • • The Once-a-Day • • •
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 9:29am
First World Problems
- ColdMiser - May 27, 2024 - 7:33am
Funny Videos
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 7:20am
Internet connection
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 7:12am
Ways to Listen to RP on WiiM Plus
- earthbased - May 27, 2024 - 6:56am
Things You Thought Today
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 6:36am
Roku App - Roku Asterisk Menu
- earthbased - May 27, 2024 - 5:49am
Sonos
- haresfur - May 26, 2024 - 9:32pm
John Prine
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 26, 2024 - 5:34pm
New Music
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 26, 2024 - 5:24pm
Bug Reports & Feature Requests
- jarro - May 26, 2024 - 1:58pm
Artificial Intelligence
- R_P - May 25, 2024 - 11:05pm
What Makes You Laugh?
- thisbody - May 25, 2024 - 10:42pm
Fascism In America
- R_P - May 25, 2024 - 6:16pm
The Dragons' Roost
- miamizsun - May 25, 2024 - 12:02pm
Media Matters
- Beaker - May 25, 2024 - 10:59am
2024 Elections!
- kurtster - May 24, 2024 - 9:43pm
Dialing 1-800-Manbird
- oldviolin - May 24, 2024 - 3:42pm
What's that smell?
- oldviolin - May 24, 2024 - 3:41pm
Business as Usual
- R_P - May 24, 2024 - 12:49pm
It's the economy stupid.
- R_P - May 24, 2024 - 12:38pm
Bob Dylan
- Steely_D - May 24, 2024 - 10:50am
Rock mix sound quality below Main and Mellow?
- R567 - May 24, 2024 - 9:11am
Odd sayings
- GeneP59 - May 24, 2024 - 8:08am
Solar / Wind / Geothermal / Efficiency Energy
- Red_Dragon - May 24, 2024 - 6:55am
Nederland / The Netherlands
- R_P - May 23, 2024 - 10:03am
Music News
- Beaker - May 23, 2024 - 8:30am
Photography Forum - Your Own Photos
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 22, 2024 - 8:51pm
Science is bullsh*t
- GeneP59 - May 22, 2024 - 4:16pm
Maarjamaa
- oldviolin - May 22, 2024 - 3:32pm
Gotta Get Your Drink On
- ScottFromWyoming - May 22, 2024 - 3:25pm
Coffee
- haresfur - May 22, 2024 - 12:12am
Most played: what's the range? Last 30 days? 90?
- theirongiant - May 21, 2024 - 2:20pm
What Did You See Today?
- Steely_D - May 20, 2024 - 1:24pm
Shawn Phillips
- Isabeau - May 20, 2024 - 6:20am
The Corporation
- Red_Dragon - May 20, 2024 - 5:08am
Positive Thoughts and Prayer Requests
- GeneP59 - May 19, 2024 - 4:08pm
What can you hear right now?
- GeneP59 - May 19, 2024 - 4:07pm
China
- Isabeau - May 19, 2024 - 2:22pm
TV shows you watch
- Steely_D - May 19, 2024 - 1:13am
Music library
- nightdrive - May 18, 2024 - 1:28pm
Paul McCartney
- miamizsun - May 18, 2024 - 4:06am
Virginia News
- Steely_D - May 18, 2024 - 2:51am
Gnomad here. Who farking deleted my thread?
- Red_Dragon - May 17, 2024 - 5:59pm
Upcoming concerts or shows you can't wait to see
- ScottFromWyoming - May 17, 2024 - 1:43pm
DIY
- black321 - May 17, 2024 - 9:16am
Other Medical Stuff
- kurtster - May 16, 2024 - 10:00pm
Your Local News
- Proclivities - May 16, 2024 - 12:51pm
Alexa Show
- thisbody - May 16, 2024 - 12:15pm
Joe Biden
- Steely_D - May 16, 2024 - 1:02am
Strange signs, marquees, billboards, etc.
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 15, 2024 - 4:13pm
|
Index »
Regional/Local »
USA/Canada »
Jails, Prisons, Incarceration
|
Page: Previous 1, 2, 3 ... 14, 15, 16 ... 18, 19, 20 Next |
Sean-E-Sean
Location: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 5:52pm |
|
...other than Hippiechick I wonder how many of you keyboard warriors have felt what it's like to actually be in the can....
|
|
phineas
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 11:30am |
|
trekhead wrote:What do you guys think bologna is ? A delicious luncheon meat, full of vitamins, minerals, and other stuff as yet unidentified. Why do you ask?
|
|
MrsHobieJoe
Location: somewhere in Europe Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 11:29am |
|
trekhead wrote:What do you guys think bologna is ? er, a city in Italy?
|
|
hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 11:26am |
|
trekhead wrote:What do you guys think bologna is ? another good reason to stay outta jail
|
|
Alafia
Location: the dojo Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 11:07am |
|
bokey wrote:— if you use your butt cheeks you save money on cheese. Who needs to? Bologna tastes like ass anyways...
|
|
trekhead
Location: Set On FUN!!! Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 11:04am |
|
bokey wrote: Even more hopefully you will be able to eat baloney again one day What do you guys think bologna is ?
|
|
bokey
Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:47am |
|
hippiechick wrote: Hopefully I will never need this advice again.
Even more hopefully you will be able to eat baloney again one day
|
|
hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:39am |
|
bokey wrote:— if you use your butt cheeks you save money on cheese. Hopefully I will never need this advice again.
|
|
bokey
Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:25am |
|
Lazy8 wrote: You can do that by holding the baloney in your armpit and it doesn't cost anything!
— if you use your butt cheeks you save money on cheese.
|
|
Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:23am |
|
hippiechick wrote:When I was in the slammer they warmed my baloney sandwiches up for me.
You can do that by holding the baloney in your armpit and it doesn't cost anything!
|
|
Manbird
Location: La Villa Toscana Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:20am |
|
hippiechick wrote:When I was in the slammer they warmed my baloney sandwiches up for me. gross. hot baloney? I like my cold cuts cold. unless we're talking about fried baloney... mmm.
|
|
bokey
Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:20am |
|
hippiechick wrote:When I was in the slammer they warmed my baloney sandwiches up for me.
When I was in Leavenworth( it was the third time I think) I shanked a man over a baloney sandwich or was that a movie?
|
|
hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 10:04am |
|
When I was in the slammer they warmed my baloney sandwiches up for me.
|
|
cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 9:43am |
|
Inamorato wrote:That sort of situation has been going on for DECADES all over the country. The schmuck in Alabama is only the most recent one to get caught. It is EVIL and should be abolished nationwide c.
|
|
Inamorato
Location: Twin Cities Gender:
|
Posted:
Jan 8, 2009 - 8:46am |
|
Ala. sheriff locked up over measly jail meals By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A northern Alabama sheriff was in federal custody Thursday after a judge ruled he purposely fed inmates skimpy meals so he could make money from an unusual system that lets sheriffs turn a profit on their jail kitchens.
Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett testified at a Wednesday court hearing that he made $212,000 over three years by cheaply feeding prisoners - every cent of it legal under a Depression-era state law and reported on his tax forms as income.
But U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon ordered federal marshals to arrest Bartlett after hearing a string of skinny prisoners testify they were served paper-thin bologna, bloody chicken and cold grits in the north Alabama county's jail.
"He makes money by failing to spend the allocated funds for food for the inmates," Clemon ruled after a daylong hearing in a lawsuit filed by prisoners over jail conditions.
Clemon said Bartlett, who has been sheriff for six years, would remain in custody until he submitted a plan to feed prisoners meals that are "nutritionally adequate," as required by a previous agreement in the lawsuit.
Ten prisoners testified that they were so hungry after meals they are forced to spend hundreds of dollars at a for-profit store inside the jail for junk food like oatmeal pies and chips.
"We had an apple on Christmas, and I think we've had them one other time," said Clifton Goodwin, who's been in Bartlett's jail for 15 months.
Alice Hines, who has two sons in the jail on drug charges, said she gives them all the money she can - $50 sometimes, $100 others - to buy food from the jail store so they won't go hungry. Prisoners are even forced to buy basics like salt, pepper and ketchup to spice up bland meals.
"You're supposed to pay for your crime, but good God, feed them," said Hines.
Bartlett's lawyer, Donald Rhea, said the sheriff would be incarcerated in his own jail, but the department declined comment on Bartlett's whereabouts. The U.S. marshal's service did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Bartlett looked stunned as Clemon ordered him into custody. A lawyer for prisoners called his arrest "extraordinary."
"I was shocked by the amount of money he pocketed ... all while men and women in the jail go hungry," said Melanie Velez of the Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights.
Sheriffs in 55 of Alabama's 67 counties operate under a Depression-era system allowing them to make money operating their jail kitchens. The state pays sheriffs $1.75 a day for each prisoner they house and lets the elected officers keep any profits they can generate. Bartlett said he also received money from the county and the U.S. government for housing federal prisoners.
According to testimony, Alabama's ethics commission cleared Bartlett of a complaint in December, turning aside allegations that he improperly used his office for personal gain by profiting from inmate meals. The ethics commission cited the state law allowing the practice and a previous legal opinion from Alabama's attorney general.
Clemon's order dealt only with Morgan County, but the longtime head of the Alabama Sheriff's Association said its impact will be felt around the state since counties lack money to feed prisoners and state budgets are stretched thin.
"It's going to be real far-reaching. It's going to affect a lot of counties other than this one," said association executive director Bobby Timmons.
Bartlett testified he made a $212,000 profit over the last three years to supplement his annual salary of about $64,000. Bartlett said last year's profit was $95,000 - almost half of the total jail feeding budget of about $203,000 for about 300 prisoners. Bartlett said profits from the jail store are used to pay for equipment and training and don't go into his pocket.
|
|
cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
|
Posted:
Feb 29, 2008 - 2:58pm |
|
|
|
samiyam
Location: Moving North
|
Posted:
Feb 29, 2008 - 2:47pm |
|
|
|
hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
|
Posted:
Feb 29, 2008 - 9:53am |
|
|
|
cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
|
Posted:
Feb 29, 2008 - 9:47am |
|
|
|
hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
|
Posted:
Feb 29, 2008 - 9:43am |
|
|
|
|