T he first call for help came before sunset on the evening of July 15, 2021. “I’m throwing up blood,” Ta’Neasha Chappell, a 23-year-old mother in pretrial detention at the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown, a small town amid the hills and farms of southern Indiana, told the staff via …
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While Keri Blakinger was incarcerated, she papered her cell walls with pictures her romantic partner drew for her. “I was dating someone who liked drawing things instead of using words, and having those drawings and being able to look at them and put them on the cell wall — that …
Read More »Unknown Assailant Tried to Knife Yak Gotti in Jail, Rapper's Family Says
ATLANTA — The rapper Yak Gotti got into a fight with another inmate in Fulton County jail on October 8, sheriff’s office officials confirmed Friday afternoon. Yak Gotti – real name Deamonte Kendrick – emerged from the fray relatively unscathed, his mother Tasha Kendrick said. “He beat that boy’s ass,” …
Read More »Lawyer Calls Alleged 'Baby Shark' Torture Victim's Death 'Convenient'
In just a few weeks, John Brasco was set to go to trial against two officers and their supervisor who were accused of torturing him while he was previously incarcerated by playing the song “Baby Shark” on loop for hours at a time. On Thursday, Sept. 8, Brasco was booked …
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