Word: prison
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...years John has been locked up, she has missed seeing him a grand total of three times. "I don't know of anyone who's been doing it as long as she has," says Tyrone Simmons, who runs a shuttle service called Operation Prison Gap and rewards Mrs. Rosado's loyalty by charging her only half the $40 fee. During the course of a week, thousands of New Yorkers visit relatives in upstate and western New York prisons. On Friday and Saturday nights, dozens of buses and vans stack up at Columbus Circle. Mrs. Rosado, who retired as a seamstress...
...collective pox on the parole board that ever sees fit to unleash this demon on society again," New York Supreme Court Justice Edwin Torres said in sentencing John Rosado to 50 to 100 years in prison, calling him the devil incarnate. "And if necessary, I will arise from my mouldy grave to visit it on them myself...
...prison, she buys his favorite foods from vending machines, then wipes a Formica tabletop clean and waits. When finally he appears, her eyes fill and so do his, and their hug seals whatever bargains they have struck...
...specialize in homicide, Jamal was a revolutionary in the broader sense. He joined the Black Panther party and rose to a prominent ministerial position. He became a reporter and radio talk show host where he espoused his black separatist ideology and generally encouraged the overthrow of authority. Once in prison, his status as an anti-establishment agitator only blossomed. He wrote a book and recorded radio programs, skillfully drawing attention to himself and drumming up support for his cause. And, in short order, all those who feel neglected and victimized by the system assembled behind him. Latinos for Mumia, Lesbians...
...Lejeune, N.C., as the first court-martial gets under way for the ski gondola accident that killed 20 last year in Italy. Captain Richard Ashby, the pilot of the Marine plane that sliced the gondola's supporting cables, faces 20 counts of involuntary manslaughter that could put him in prison for life. The case is highly charged, not only because of the gruesomeness of the incident, but also because it has awakened the latent political resentment many Italians harbor against the U.S. military presence in their country. Realizing the potential hazards, the Pentagon will be taking care to present...