12,000 inmates at prisons in California and around the country have been skipping meals to protest conditions in crowded detention centers and sending inmates to solitary confinement. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
T.I. is Officially a Free Man!!
Early this morning, T.I. walked out of his halfway house in ATL, officially a free man. He served an 11 month bid on a probation violation, and had a little mixup about a month ago when he was originally released to a halfway house from prison, but then sent back after authorities were displeased with the goings-on on his tourbus on the way there. Tip will celebrate this weekend in ATL during the BET Awards festivities, with a huge brunch in his honor. Welcome home, T.I.!!! STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!! Marisa Mendez
More Than 100 Inmates Escape From Prison
Authorities said Monday that most of the convicts who escaped a Congo prison over the weekend were recaptured, as a human rights group condemned prison conditions and called for improvements. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
Released U.S. Hikers Arrive In New York
The two hikers that were being held captive in Iran have touched down at JFK airport. The hikers were jailed in Iran for allegedly being spies and sentenced to eight years in prison. After pleads from all different countries to release the men and them spending more than two years are home and free. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer arrived at Kennedy Airport in New York City at about 11 a.m. on a $1 million bail deal. Read more after the jump. @Julie1205
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls For Shutting State Prisons!!!
Gov. Cuomo bemoaned the city’s recent spate of gun violence Sunday and made a pitch for his plan to shutter state prisons. “This recent rash of gun violence should concern us all, because it’s frightening and it’s only getting worse,” Cuomo said. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
(Photo) T.I. Looking in Great Spirits Headed to the Halfway House Today
T.I. was looking great as he headed out of prison (again!) and to the halfway house today. He’ll serve just two more weeks and then he’ll finally be a free man! Check him out below. Marisa Mendez
