Juvenile Detention Center Crisis: Violent Uprising at Green Hill Raises Security and Safety Concerns

Chehalis, WA – A severe incident at Green Hill School, a juvenile detention center in Chehalis, has led to multiple charges against a 17-year-old inmate. Following his involvement in a series of violent assaults on staff members on June 13, the teenager, identified as Dezmen Michael Belgarde, has been charged as an adult with a range of offenses including custodial assault and first-degree attempted robbery. Belgarde faces accusations of physical attacks, including one particularly distressing …

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Transgender Woman Loses Bid for Home Detention After Hammer Attack on Partner

Hamilton, New Zealand – A transgender woman named Jazz β€˜Ra’ Rima-Samuels has been denied home detention after being convicted of assaulting her partner with a claw hammer. Rima-Samuels, who was known as David Rima-Samuels in court, argued that prison was not suitable due to her gender identity. During the hearing at the Hamilton District Court, Rima-Samuels’ lawyer, Kerry Tustin, claimed that she had been a long-time victim of her partner’s violence. Tustin pleaded with the …

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Teenage Boy Sentenced to Juvenile Detention Center for 2022 Shooting of Beloved Chicago Drummer

Chicago, Illinois – A teenager was sentenced to five years in a juvenile detention center for the fatal shooting of Ryan Arliskas, a well-loved Chicago drummer. Arliskas, also known as “Tygercat,” was tragically killed in 2022 on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooter, who was only 14 years old at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder earlier this year. Arliskas, 27, was walking home in McKinley Park when he was ambushed …

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Accessory in MTA Bus Shooting Case Gets 4 Years on Home Detention

Baltimore, Maryland – A 32-year-old Baltimore man, Ernest Ford, was sentenced for his role as an accessory after the fact in a shooting incident that resulted in the death of 49-year-old MTA bus driver, Frankye Duckett. The prosecution sought the maximum sentence of 10 years for Ford, who drove the shooter, Marquis Poteat, to the location of the shooting on Moravia Road. Poteat, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and firearm use in a felony …

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Elderly Woman Brutally Attacked in Home Invasion; Suspect Released From Immigration Detention

Perth, Australia – A violent home invasion and robbery in Perth’s northern region left an elderly woman injured and traumatized. As details of the incident unfolded, it was revealed that one of the accused individuals had been released from immigration detention due to a High Court ruling. The ruling, which deemed indefinite immigration detention unlawful, led to the release of numerous detainees, including the suspect Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan. In the wake of the home invasion, …

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Detention Officer Attacker Receives Maximum Prison Sentence in South Carolina

A Greenwood, South Carolina man has been sentenced to prison for a violent attack on a detention officer, according to officials from the 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The incident involved 36-year-old Tavon Dorsett Morton, who was detained at the Greenwood County Detention Center after having his bond revoked in January 2023 on various charges, including attempted murder dating back to May 2020. On August 12, 2023, Morton got into a confrontation with a detention officer. …

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Detention Center Guard Saved from Violent Attack by Quick-Thinking Inmates

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. – Three inmates at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, South Carolina, saved a female guard from a violent attack last year. The attack was carried out by Jabriel Jones, 36, who has been charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature following the incident. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), on November 11, Jones refused to return to his cell and managed to …

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Juvenile Detention Center Employee Arrested for 2nd Degree Murder in Shooting Incident

HOUMA, LOUISIANA – The Houma Police Department responded to a shooting on February 1st, 2024, at around 5:45pm in the 1100 block of Lafayette Street. Two individuals were injured in the incident, one fatally, and one suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found a 20-year-old male victim who had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body. A 14-year-old male was also found at the scene …

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