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Prisons

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    A Heartwarming Update on Rick Scott's Dirtiest Deeds

    Scott can't even get his dirty deeds enforced.​Four months ago, we brought you a sobering catalog of Rick Scott's dirtiest deeds as chief executive of this fair state. There were a dozen items on the list --  gems like outsourcing prisons to political donors, slashing funding for public educa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    History Repeats Itself in Southwest Ranches, NIMBY Capital of Broward County

    And they have been, for a dozen years.​"The new jail planned for southwest Broward County will go in a barren area where the county puts things that nobody wants," wrote David Fleshler and John Maines at the beginning of a story in the Sun-Sentinel.At stake was a plan by the Corrections Corporatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Calls Out Southwest Ranches Mayor for Silence on Detention Center

    ​We reported last week from the scene of a Southwest Ranches town hall meeting where so many people showed up to protest a proposed immigrant detention pen that BSO deputies just started blocking people from entering the council chambers, citing fire code.The detention center wasn't on the agenda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Southwest Ranches, Pines Residents Rally Against Immigrant Pen and "Cone of Silence"

    Photos by Stefan Kamph​The Pulp tried to attend last night's meeting of the Southwest Ranches town council, but BSO Deputy Lee Roselli and Cmdr. Wallace Haywood wouldn't let us inside the council chambers. So we remained outside with the 50 or so local residents who were loudly protesting an immig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    With Prison Privatization Plan on Hold, GEO Group Website Still Vying for Contract

    ​Poor GEO Group. The Boca Raton-based private prison operator, former known as Wackenhut Corrections, had planned to invest $3 million in its quest to win a contract to run most of the prisons in the southern part of Florida. But two weeks ago, a circuit court judge struck down the state Legi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2011

    New Southwest Ranches Admin Will Need to Tackle Deal for ICE Detention Facility

    Stefan KamphCitizens protest a planned ICE facility earlier this month.​It always sucks to inherit a mess when you take office -- just ask Barack Obama. The new town administrator of Southwest Ranches, whoever he or she may be, won't be inheriting two wars and a failed economy (well, maybe the eco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Manuel Valle, South Florida Cop Killer, Has Execution Delayed by Florida Supreme Court

    Florida Department of CorrectionsManuel Valle, now sheduled to die on September 1.​The first jailhouse coup de grâce approved by Gov. Rick Scott has been delayed by the Florida Supreme Court.Manuel Valle -- convicted of killing a Coral Gables cop in 1978 -- was scheduled to be executed on August ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Rick Scott Signs Off on First Lethal Juicing for South Florida Cop Killer

    Florida Department of CorrectionsManuel Valle is scheduled to die on August 2.​Gov. Rick Scott has approved the first jailhouse coup de grace of his governorship, the Miami Herald reports.Manuel Valle -- convicted of killing a Coral Gables cop in 1978 -- is scheduled to be executed on August 2.Acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Another Youth Services International Lockup Gets Dismal Review From State

    Youth Services InternationalLast year Thompson held a "Keep the Peace" event.​Youth Services International, the for-profit operator of the juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines where teenagers allege they have been physically and sexually abused, has faced similar complaints at a lockup in S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    DNA Proved Them Innocent, but These Three Released Convicts Haven't Gotten Restitution

    Photo by Flickr user curly_exp( l)osureMore jails would be empty if DNA evidence keeps clearing inmates.​If you've ever felt as though the powers that be have dealt you an unfair hand, stop your belly-aching. Try serving more than a decade in prison for a crime you didn't commit -- the harsh reali ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2011

    From Government Snitch to Best-Selling Author, Andrés López Exposes the Cocaine Cartels

    Photo by Flickr user curly_exp( l)osureMore jails would be empty if DNA evidence keeps clearing inmates.​If you've ever felt as though the powers that be have dealt you an unfair hand, stop your belly-aching. Try serving more than a decade in prison for a crime you didn't commit -- the harsh reali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Former Commissioner Mary McCarty Embarrassed to Tell Inmates Why She's in Jail

    McCarty knows how prison works: She keeps quiet on her crimes.​After spending more than a year and a half in the slammer, former Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty probably misses those nights at luxury cottages in Key West that caused her to trade her power suits for a jumpsuit. A Palm B ... More >>

  • Music

    January 20, 2011

    Slick Rick Tops Fresh Fest Lineup at Club Cinema (CANCELED)

    McCarty knows how prison works: She keeps quiet on her crimes.​After spending more than a year and a half in the slammer, former Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty probably misses those nights at luxury cottages in Key West that caused her to trade her power suits for a jumpsuit. A Palm B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    The Law Considered Jose Torres to be a Child -- Until the Friend he Allegedly Shot Died

    All grown up.​Jose Torres is a child who will be tried as an adult on a manslaughter charge for allegedly accidentally shooting his playmate in the face.Adults, as it turns out, have "playmates."Jose, a 17-year-old Deerfield Beach teenager, shot that playmate in the face with a 9-mm pistol, which ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    A Happy Hour for Dogs

    All grown up.​Jose Torres is a child who will be tried as an adult on a manslaughter charge for allegedly accidentally shooting his playmate in the face.Adults, as it turns out, have "playmates."Jose, a 17-year-old Deerfield Beach teenager, shot that playmate in the face with a 9-mm pistol, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Sean Healy to Serve Ponzi Sentence in Texas, Despite Judge's Recommendation

    Sean and Shalese Healy lived it up until Sean's investors, then the SEC, sued.​The Sean Healy ponzi scheme crossed so many state lines that postal inspectors had to get involved in the prosecution. He started out in New York, lived and spent in Weston, and funneled money from Pennsylvania. But Hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Sex Offender Who Was Once Confined to a Bench Now Back in Prison

    Ronald Murphy​Last year, we brought you the case of Ronald Murphy, a convicted sex offender who, for nearly two months, was legally confined to a bench outside of his parole officer's building in Delray Beach. In 1998, Murphy was convicted of raping a woman on, of all places, a park bench. He was ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    Killer Musical

    Ronald Murphy​Last year, we brought you the case of Ronald Murphy, a convicted sex offender who, for nearly two months, was legally confined to a bench outside of his parole officer's building in Delray Beach. In 1998, Murphy was convicted of raping a woman on, of all places, a park bench. He was ... More >>

  • Film

    October 15, 2009

    Law Abiding Citizen Peddles Cheap Revenge Thrills

    Ronald Murphy​Last year, we brought you the case of Ronald Murphy, a convicted sex offender who, for nearly two months, was legally confined to a bench outside of his parole officer's building in Delray Beach. In 1998, Murphy was convicted of raping a woman on, of all places, a park bench. He was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    To Fellow Inmates, Madoff's So Bad, He's Good

    Schadenfreude-starved followers of the Palm Beach pirate may be delighted to hear this, from an inmate at Madoff's prison in Butner, North Carolina, courtesy the New York Post:"Some of the guys were talking about smacking him around a little, just to get the notoriety of it."But don't get your hopes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    From the Penthouse to the Big House: Madoff to Plead Guilty

    Palm Beach financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty and get a life sentence.Here's betting that Bernie's future fellow inmates are looking forward to performing a very literal rendition of what Madoff did figuratively to his investors.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Ronald "Mr. Biggs" Isley to Stay in Federal Prison

    Palm Beach financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty and get a life sentence.Here's betting that Bernie's future fellow inmates are looking forward to performing a very literal rendition of what Madoff did figuratively to his investors.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    What We Can Learn From A Deputy's Death

    Palm Beach financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty and get a life sentence.Here's betting that Bernie's future fellow inmates are looking forward to performing a very literal rendition of what Madoff did figuratively to his investors.

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Free Justin!

    Despite well-documented injustice, a Pembroke Pines youth remains in jail

  • Film

    April 26, 2007

    Austin's Powers

    Stone Cold is hot, but The Condemned's hypocrisy is not

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Slick Trouble

    The government's determination to deport old-school rapper Slick Rick knows no bounds

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    Tailpipe

    Sheriff Shaq

  • Film

    January 13, 2005

    Extended Sentence

    A convicted pedophile earns his release but can't escape from himself

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    The Snitch

    Meet John Mamone -- devoted father, Mafia soldier, government witness

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    Crazy to Kill

    In October 2002, they finally led Aileen Wuornos to where she wanted to go: the death chamber

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Too Dumb to Die

    Kevin Moore's case raises questions about executing the mentally disabled

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Death Road Revisited

    A patsy for the sheriff's department gets the blame

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    86ed

    West Palm's "most notorious": Big fish or a small scapegoat in the war on drugs?

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    The Last Governor

    West Palm's "most notorious": Big fish or a small scapegoat in the war on drugs?

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    The Egg Men

    Volunteers spend millions of hours trying to rescue sea turtles. So how come so few people care about busting poachers?

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Snitch and Whitewash

    The state need not look far when investigating the murder of a Broward deputy. But it will have to look deep.

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Admitting Terror: Part 5

    When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Grift and Run

    The FBI doesn't want you to know about Mel Ruth

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2001

    Height of Fasching

    The Fasching Grand Masken Ball

  • Film

    October 26, 2000

    The Fest That Ate South Florida

    This year's Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is bigger and... well, bigger

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for October 5, 2000

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Lock, Stock, and 48 Smoking Barrels

    A year ago Wayne and Danny Dagenais stole guns from a family friend. In an effort to keep then-16-year-old Wayne out of jail, their parents tried to retrieve the weapons. But the plan didn't work.

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Going Gold

    At his new crib in Miramar, rapper Trick Daddy is smokin'out with his homies. Shows he's keeping it real and... going gold.

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Letters

    At his new crib in Miramar, rapper Trick Daddy is smokin'out with his homies. Shows he's keeping it real and... going gold.

  • Film

    June 3, 1999

    Power Points

    At his new crib in Miramar, rapper Trick Daddy is smokin'out with his homies. Shows he's keeping it real and... going gold.

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Eulogy For a Shark

    Alleged gang leader Rusty Feder swore he'd rather die than face prison. He was good to his word.

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    Feeding Frenzy

    Police have charged the gang known as the Sharks with everything from extortion to kidnapping. Only one charge, against leader Rusty Feder, has stuck.

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Undercurrents

    Police have charged the gang known as the Sharks with everything from extortion to kidnapping. Only one charge, against leader Rusty Feder, has stuck.

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    I Think, Therefore I Scam

    America gave Franco Nicoletti opportunities and riches beyond belief. But it didn't give him a conscience.

  • News

    April 23, 1998

    Paying the Race Card

    Having made the county pay for Lockwood's alleged racism, embattled lawyer Norman Ganz is now going after the sheriff's office

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