Panel discusses jail debts, project, prisoner transfers (The Register-Herald)
CHARLESTON — Counties in arrears on their bills at regional jails are moving to pony up after letters were sent out last summer, reminding them of their debts, an interims committee learned Monday.
Program finding success in reforming inmates (The News Herald)
PANAMA CITY — Jerry Causey hiked up the shirt sleeves and pant legs on his prison uniform to reveal dozens of needle tracks from years of shooting up drugs.
Transition program aids ex-offenders in starting over (Eden Daily News)
In September, after spending 17 years moving in-between Virginia’s major prisons, Reginald Fitzgerald walked out with $25 in his hand and no clear plan. A few weeks later, he was sitting in a room at Bibleway Worldwide Church with Anthony Bigelow, manager of the Wisdom In Networking Program (WIN), which is designed to provide ex-offenders support for getting back into society.
Home Rehabilitation Agency Shutting Down in St. Lawrence County (WWNY - WNYF Watertown)
A dozen workers are going to be losing their jobs in Ogdensburg because the money has just plain run out. After 31 years, the Association for Neighborhood Rehabilitation, is closing its doors Friday. The not-for-profit housing agency has run out of money and, officials say, can't continue without tax-exempt status or a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program with the city of Ogdensburg and ...
Jacksonville police fatally shoot armed fleeing suspect (The Florida Times-Union)
A Jacksonville sheriff's officer shot and killed an armed fleeing suspect last night on the Southside. Dwain Senterfitt, Investigations and Homeland Security director for the Sheriff's Office, said two officers were reporting to a call on Atlantic Boulevard near Southside Boulevard just after 10 p.m. Thursday when they ...
Selma Democrats elated with election (The Selma Times-Journal)
Jubilation reigned at the Selma Democratic Party’s victory celebration at the Larry Striplin Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening.