In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.
Activists affiliated with animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, are facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly trespassing on the land of farms in Petaluma, California and removing several chickens and ducks from the facilities. Their trial will begin Sept. 8 at the Santa Rosa Courthouse.
The Manson 'family' murders were so horrific that almost no one could have seen a day when anyone linked to them would be released from prison. What changed?
The Manson 'family' murders were so horrific that almost no one could have seen a day when anyone linked to them would be released from prison. What changed?
Leslie Van Houten's release was a stunning development after she had served more than a half-century for one of the infamous U.S. murders. She's not the first Charles Manson follower convicted of murder to be released, but she's the most well known.