States Trim Penalties and Prison Rolls, Even as Sessions Gets Tough

by | May 18, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Crime and Criminals, Economics, Finance, Law and Legislation, Mandatory Sentencing, Non-Bank Loans, Prisons and Prisoners, Sentences (Criminal), Sessions, Jefferson B III, States (US), Working Capital

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. May 18, 2017 Louisiana has the nation’s highest incarceration rate. But this week, Gov. John Bel Edwards struck a deal to reduce sentences and the prison population, saving millions annually. If lawmakers approve the...

Milwaukee Jail Workers Should Be Charged in Dehydration Death, Jury Says

by | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Milwaukee (Wis), Non-Bank Loans, Prisons and Prisoners, Thomas, Terrill (d 2016), Working Capital

Terrill Thomas, who died in a Milwaukee jail last year, had bipolar disorder, a lawyer for his estate said. By NIRAJ CHOKSHI May 1, 2017 A jury recommended on Monday that prosecutors file criminal charges against seven Milwaukee County jail employees over...

Aaron Hernandez Hanged Himself in Prison, Officials Say

by | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Hernandez, Aaron (1989- ), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, New England Patriots, Non-Bank Loans, Prisons and Prisoners, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Working Capital

By VICTOR MATHER and CHRISTOPHER MELE April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez, the former star tight end with the New England Patriots who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2015, hanged himself in prison on Wednesday, the authorities said. He was...

Outdoor Jail, a Vestige of Joe Arpaio’s Tenure, Is Closing

by | Apr 4, 2017 | Arpaio, Joseph M, Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Maricopa County (Ariz), Non-Bank Loans, Penzone, Paul, Prisons and Prisoners, Working Capital

By FERNANDA SANTOS April 4, 2017 PHOENIX — Tent City, the outdoor jail that stood as the last remaining symbol of Joe Arpaio’s long, turbulent tenure as sheriff of Maricopa County, will close in the coming weeks, Mr. Arpaio’s successor,...

An Alabama Prison’s Unrelenting Descent Into Violence

by | Mar 28, 2017 | Alabama, Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Prisons and Prisoners, St. Clair Correctional Facility, Working Capital

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON March 28, 2017 SPRINGVILLE, Ala. — The door opened and there stood a man with knives in both hands. Michael McGregor recognized him immediately. Since Mr. McGregor had arrived at the prison the day before, the man had twice...