HENDERSON, KY—A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate, Bradley Gillespie, 50….
Police: Fugitive’s Body Found in Ohio River, Days After Recapture of Fellow Ohio Escapee
May 29, 2023
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Authorities Capture 1 Inmate Who Escaped Ohio Prison, but Convicted Murderer Still on the Lam
May 24, 2023
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LIMA, Ohio—One of two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison was captured early Wednesday in Kentucky after a police pursuit of a stolen car the men were believed to be in ended in a crash and a foot chase, authorities said. James Lee, 47, was captured at the scene but Bradley Gillespie, 50, remained…
Former Inmate Shows How Rehabilitation Is Possible | Alfred Lopez
“Prisons are a breeding ground, to become institutionalized and to learn, basically, how to do more crime and become worse.” Siyamak sits down with former California inmate, Alfred Lopez. Incarcerated at 18, Lopez spent almost 30 years in prison. Today he will talk about what he saw in the prison system, and why it is…
2 Escape Jail and Go to IHOP, Where Patrons Report Them
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff said. Authorities discovered the two men, ages 37 and 43, missing from their cell in the Newport News…
Authorities Capture 2 Virginia Inmates in Tennessee
ABINGDON, Va.—Two inmates who fled a southwest Virginia jail were being held without bond on Saturday after they were captured in northeast Tennessee, authorities said. Officers located Johnny Shane Brown and Albert Lee Ricketson in a barn on Friday in Rogersville, Tennessee, and arrested them without incident, the sheriff’s office in Washington County, Virginia, said…
Missouri Inmates Remove Sink, Climb Through Wall to Freedom
FARMINGTON, Mo.—Authorities are piecing together how five inmates escaped from a Missouri jail. The inmates escaped from the the St. Francois County Jail in Farmington, about 75 miles south of St. Louis on Tuesday evening, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Armstrong told the newspaper that the inmates got into a cell…
Former Female Prisoner Reveals True Story of California’s Trans-Friendly Prisons | Amie Ichikawa
“[It’s] very difficult for the prison to ensure that person’s safety.” Siyamak sits down with Amie Ichikawa, founder of Women to Women. A recent law in California allows inmates to choose the male or female prison based on how they self-identify without any biological examinations. Among these transferees are convicted sex offenders. Ichikawa discusses what’s…
Why California Spent Billions and Still Can’t Fix Rising Crime | Douglas Eckenrod
“They’re hurting outcomes at nearly the rate that good program providers are delivering good outcomes. And all you’d have to do is just get rid of this part of the equation, and you would see some improvement over time.” Siyamak sits down with Douglas Eckenrod, retired deputy director of state parole. In California, we put…
Half of Transgender Inmates in Scotland Only Began Transitioning After They Were Jailed
Half of Scotland’s transgender prisoners only identified as women after they were put behind bars, according to figures obtained in a Freedom of Information request. There are 16 transgender inmates in Scottish prisons, eight of whom began their transition while “being cared for in custody following their remand or conviction for their current offence,” the…
Ecuador Prison Clash Leaves at Least 15 Dead, 20 Injured
QUITO, Ecuador—A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador on Monday left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured, authorities said. Officials attributed the fighting to national and international drug trafficking groups which have turned the Andean nation’s prisons into the scene of repeated massacres as…
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