Word: jails
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
According to William P. Homans '41, Womack's defense attorney, Womack was forced to spend a year and a half "under lock and key" in two Massachusetts hospitals after he had served a six-month jail sentence for a 1987 crime...
...Bird dynasty--the current Prime Minister is Vere's son Lester--continues to look the other way as traffickers operate. Another son, Ivor Bird, was convicted last year of trying to smuggle 27 lbs. of cocaine onto the island. He paid a $20,000 fine and served no jail time...
Dear old Saint Valentine hardly has a romantic story. He spent his working days as a pagan priest and physician in ancient Rome until he was thrown in jail for protecting persecuted Christians. While in jail, Valentine converted to Christianity and restored sight to the jailer's daughter. Then they clubbed him to death, which when you think about it, was a relatively painless way to achieve martyrdom in those days. It sure beat the lions...
...children. If a mother leaves her child alone for a number of days and he dies of starvation, she is responsible--despite the fact that she did not actively harm him. In some cities, if a kid is playing hooky from school, her parents can be put in jail--even though they themselves broke no laws. When a child dies because his or her parents neglected to provide medical care, the parents are similarly held accountable for their lack of attention and their parental irresponsibility...
...HEARING IN THE murder of Olympic wrestling champion Dave Schultz, Team Foxcatcher, the elite squad of wrestlers the millionaire supported on his Pennsylvania estate, had to balance their mourning with concerns about the future. Not only is Schultz, their friend and team leader, dead, but their patron is in jail--just as they are preparing to qualify for the Atlanta Olympics...