Slender, dark-haired Karen Jane Matthew was brought into the downtown King County Jail around 1 a.m. on Sept. 16 last year after being arrested for selling rock cocaine on Aurora Avenue. Over the next 30 hours, the 51-year-old inmate with a long, mostly misdemeanor record, including drugs and prostitution, lost consciousness and split open her head in a fall; told a cellmate she was "dope sic... read full post picked by bingo 4 months ago

New mint packets being sold by The Hershey Co. look nearly identical to the tiny heat-sealed bags used to sell illegal powdered drugs like crack, heroin and cocaine and glorify the drug trade, a Philadelphia police official said. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

A Wisconsin man convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer has been sentenced to nine more months in jail.

Sounds like a real winner. picked by muppet 9 months ago

A British woman banned from seeing her grandchildren because of the amount of sweets she gave them has won a legal battle with her daughter to visit the youngsters - provided she no longer indulged them with candy and "fizzy drinks". picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

The bailiff put her in the cell to await transport to jail, and she was forgotten. Because of heavy snow, few staff members were in the courthouse to hear her cries and pounding later Thursday or on Friday and through the weekend. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
All we have to do is pressure the 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee, make them hold Rove in contempt and send him to jail. picked by TraumaMamma 3 months ago

I work at the youth home near the county jail and tonight on my way home I saw the news trucks outside. Curious, I did a little research and found out what this creep is up to these days. picked by heymrp 8 months ago

The Saudi judiciary on Tuesday defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they attacked. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

An Ohio jail is being painted pink to test the local sheriff's theory that the color is soothing. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A Malaysian mother wants to join her son in jail to make sure he receives insulin injections three times a day, as well as anti-rejection drugs for a transplanted kidney. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced on Wednesday to 180 days in a Los Angeles jail for violating her probation on previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run offenses. picked by punthe 12 months ago

A woman who attempted to escape from jail in Sydney had to be rescued by police after she became stuck in an air conditioning duct, police said on Thursday. picked by pvisi111 4 months ago

A woman left her three-year-old daughter at a central Queensland school to teach her a lesson after she was naughty. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found wandering alone around Glenmore State School in Rockhampton's north just before 10am. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A Fairfield man is in jail because his daughter hasn't gotten her General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

*I'm all for parents being responsible for their kids but this is absurd. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

A woman who was arrested and jailed for three weeks on drug charges for what turned out to be flour-filled condoms has settled a lawsuit against the city for $180,000. picked by doggylives 4 months ago

An Italian man was given a suspended jail sentence for staring too intensely at a woman sitting in front of him on a train. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

So... the whole circus around Hollywood's most spoiled brat takes a turn. When Paris Hilton fans set up a petition to keep her OUT of jail (which until now has about 3,000 signatures) there were others who set up a petition to make sure that she actually goes to jail. Unfortunately for Paris, this already got closer to 35,000 signatures.

Will Justice Finally Be Done? picked by marinuse 1 year ago

These guys posed as fake cops and then posted their stunts on Youtube. Now they are facing up to a year of jail time.
Didnt their mommys ever tell them that if they start using youtube they will end up in jail? picked by mgalpert 2 years ago

"A statutory rape case against a 42-year-old charged as a man took on a different look after a jail shower revealed the defendant is actually a woman" picked by scubab 2 years ago