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 sick" and had lost control of some bodily functions; drank from a cup of dangerous jail chemical disinfectant left in her cell; and vomited and made gagging sounds throughout the night. She was found dead the next day. picked by bingo 4 months ago tags jail drugs seattle death |
| quote edit #1 |
|
Time served and well behaved, but maybe too old to change. 4 comments edit related share plime.comEdward Magenheimer, 70, was out of Westchester County jail for less than 24 hours when he was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing a luxury car left running outside a deli. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
Crawford County authorities say an inmate escaped the county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out. 4 comments edit related share entertainmentHow thoughtful. picked by Nicky666 3 months ago |
A Wisconsin man convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer has been sentenced to nine more months in jail. 7 comments edit related share plime.comSounds like a real winner. picked by muppet 9 months ago |
Tafolla said the department will review its jail release procedures to figure out what went wrong. "We made an error," he said. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
![]() | syndication |
Officials say visitors to a southwest Ohio jail can't wear plunging necklines, Spandex or see-through garb. The Hamilton County jail said the new dress code also requires guests to wears shirts, shoes and underwear. 5 comments edit related share plime.comErrrr, right. picked by doggylives 4 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 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
An inmate awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing the county, complaining he has lost more than 100 pounds because of the jailhouse menu. 10 comments edit related share plime.comTheme pic is not him. picked by deEPCHill 5 months ago |
A sharp increase in drugs and cellphones found inside a Brazilian prison mystified officials -- until guards spotted some distressed pigeons struggling to stay airborne. picked by leehblanc 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Police say Bill Merit, 49, left the Chatham County jail and began walking by the side of the road, naked. Witnesses called police, who arrested him and jailed him again on a charge of public indecency. Merit told an officer that he didn't take the clothes jailers gave him because he thought they were stolen. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
After a former inmate uses his orange jumpsuit as a Halloween costume, a nearby jail goes into lockdown. picked by Skid 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
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 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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. 3 comments edit related share plime.comAll 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 |
The Pakistani government has released from jail an Indian man who had spent 35 years on death row. 0 comments edit related share politicsNot a single visitor in that time! picked by topofall 7 months ago |
You can't get a license for this kind of fishing, but Allegheny County Jail officials said that hasn't stopped some inmates from doing it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The 24-year-old woman passed out on a couch and woke up the next day to find her daughter eating the LSD candies saying, "I like these, Mommy." picked by arsphidius 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
"If they don't comply, they will be fined. They don't believe in the payment of fines, so they've already attested that they will go to jail in lieu of paying fines." picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Jail guards regularly watched DVDs, slept, used cellphones and read books, according to grand jury testimony on the October 2006 fatal beating of inmate John Chamberlain. picked by doggylives 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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. 6 comments edit related share plime.comWill Justice Finally Be Done? picked by marinuse 1 year ago |