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Hollywood film producer resentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex assault
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (577+ words) NEW YORK - Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former production assistant. Weinstein, 74, forcibly performed oral sex in…...
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after overturned #MeToo conviction
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (304+ words) NEW YORK (TNND) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former TV production assistant, restoring a measure of accountability in the case that became a defining moment of the #MeToo movement after his original…...
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault
29+ min ago (266+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul’s conviction at a retrial last year. Weinstein, 74, was…...
Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (441+ words) DALLAS — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons by the end of 2029, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights. The ruling was…...
District Attorney’s Office Successfully Opposes Early Parole for Three Inmates
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (207+ words) AMADOR, CA – Local prosecutors announced three successful opposition efforts since September 1 preventing the early parole of state prison inmates with extensive criminal records. The Board of Parole Hearings denied early release to Joshua Elvers, 38, who is serving a three-year state…...
Harvey Weinstein Gets 15-Year Jail In New York After Landmark #MeToo Case Verdict
52+ min ago (227+ words) 49-year-old Haley read a victim-impact statement before Weinstein was sentenced. The assault had a "devastating" impact on her life and sense of security, she said, adding she had suffered further trauma and scrutiny in speaking out publicly about her experience....
Van Wert man facing lengthy prison term
47+ min ago (265+ words) Wednesday, Sep. 23, 2026 A Van Wert man named in a major drug indictment this past summer agreed to a plea deal. During a recent hearing in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, Devin Couch, 21, of Van Wert changed his plea to…...
Harvey Weinstein (Finally) Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
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Federal judge orders Texas to air-condition its state prisons
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (697+ words) A federal judge has ordered Texas to air-condition all its state prisons by 2029, a move long sought by advocates in a state where sweltering summers leave inmates' cells baking – sometimes to death – in the heat with little to no relief....
Iowa Corrections Staff Ask Governor Nominee For Help With Low Pay, Understaffing
1+ day, 48+ min ago (427+ words) Rob Sand, Democratic nominee for Iowa Governor, right, listens to Iowa corrections employees in Des Moines Tuesday. (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa prisons are dangerously understaffed and the new, Three Strikes law will make it worse. Corrections staff told Democratic nominee…...