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California voters shoot down proposed ban on forced prison labor

California voters canceled a ballot initiative that would have banned forced labor as punishment for crimes in the state. The bill, known as Proposition 6, would amend the state constitution to prohibit forced labor in all circumstances. The state constitution currently allows for exceptions to the forced labor ban when punishing crimes. The measure was […]

Notorious Jan. 6 Speaker’s Lobby defendant asks for pardon, gets 8 years in prison

Zachary Jordan Arum, the Virginia troublemaker who caused chaos just before the Jan. 6 shooting death of Ashli ​​Babbitt, was sentenced to eight years in prison by a federal judge on Nov. 7. , demanded a full pardon. Arum, 33, of Centerville, Virginia, described herself in patriotic terms during her sentencing hearing before U.S. District […]

10 things I learned in prison

Pat Stedman was released from federal prison on October 27, 2024 after serving a one-year sentence for appearing at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Stedman will use the day to protest the 2020 election fraud and petition Congress to oppose premature certification of the election to give battleground states the chance to investigate […]

Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex, starts prison sentence

Caroline Ellison, a former top executive at Sam Bankman Fried's FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for her role in a fraud that cost investors, lenders and customers billions of dollars. It was announced. Ellison, 30, reported to a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, according to the Federal Bureau of […]