Nearly one in four college women have experienced sexual assault at school according to the latest surveyAlmost one quarter of all female college students have experienced sexual assault or unwanted fondling or kissing during their time in school, according to a national survey released on Monday.The survey of 150,000 students was commissioned by the Association of American Universities (AAU), and seems to confirm previous studies suggesting... [...]
Georgia is planning to carry out its first execution of a woman in more than 70 yearsGeorgia plans to carry out its first execution of a woman in 70 years next week following repeated delays, the Georgia Department of Corrections said on Monday.Kelly Renee Gissendaner, 47, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Sept. 29 at 7 pm. She was sentenced to death for her role in plotting the 1997 murder of her husband.Her scheduled... [...]
"Newfangled Debtors' Prison": Don't Pay For Ankle Bracelet, Return To Jail
In Richland County, S.C., anyone ordered to wear an ankle monitor as a condition of bail must lease the bracelet from a private company called Offender Management Services (OMS), which charges the offender $9.25 per day, or about $300 per month, plus a $179.50 set-up fee, reports the International Business Times. The arrangement reflects an opportunistic pitch by... [...]
Cops: Killer of Bethune-Cookman students hangs himself in Miami-Dade jailYork Zed Bodden, told he was being evicted by his roommates and angered over a $200 slight, returned to the apartment a few minutes later. He opened fire, killing two Bethune-Cookman University music students with shots to the head, and gravely wounding a third, police said. Another man barely escaped after leaping through a glass window.Just a few hours after being... [...]
Mom: Verizon Fired Me For Taking Leave After My Babies DiedA New Jersey woman who used a surrogate to have twins is suing Verizon for allegedly denying her paid maternity leave—and she claims the company later fired her when she took time off to care for the babies, who were born prematurely and who both died shortly after birth.Marybeth Walz, a Verizon executive for 17 years, postponed starting a family for her career and later was unable... [...]
