Monthly Archives: April 2014

http://news.msn.com/in-depth/former-ga-technician-falsified-mammogram-reports Rachael Michelle Rapraeger is a technician who has falsified mammogram’s for approximately 1300 women. The punishment for such a horrific crime was SIX months in jail, ten years probation, and $12,500 fine. I also feel that the punishment does … Continue reading →

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/rikers-intern-viciously-assaulted-mental-patient-article-1.1760084   A Rikers Island inmate Joseph McRae, broke the jaw of medical intern Stephanie Porcelli http://www.ny1.com/content/news/207468/sources–doc-opens-investigation-after-rikers-inmate-attacks-volunteer Another Rikers Island inmate Duane Belcher, assaulted a volunteer and pulled up her skirt. The first inmate has previous charges of punching a … Continue reading →

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/04/23/williamsburg-neighborhood-watch-members-indicted-for-gang-assault/ Five men were charged for allegedly attacking Taj Patterson, who actually attends City Tech. The men are said to be part of a “Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group” and allegedly shouted anti-gay slurs during the attack, which was severe … Continue reading →

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP6e4bc04a40e64beebebe80ee2c1056d6.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines Raymond Roth was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison for faking his own drowning. What amazed me about this article was that he faked his drowning for and insurance fraud and his son also helped him. … Continue reading →

Proposing to End Prosecutions for Low-Level Marijuana Offenses This article is of great concern. The Brooklyn district attorney office has stated that they will stop prosecuting small charges on possession of marijuana. It’s a controversial issue being that in a … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/us/prosecutors-to-charge-suspect-with-hate-crime-in-kansas-shooting.html?hp&_r=0 Frazier Glenn Miller, 73, is a prominent white supremacists who is known for his beliefs of “Jews deserve extermination, and the white race is drowning literally in seas of colored mongrels.” He has been arrested for killing three prople whom he … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/04/solitary-confinement-mentally-ill_n_5092554.html?utm_hp_ref=crime This article is related to our class discussion on mentally ill in prisons or jails with no mental health treatments or services. Gilligan said “we put the mentally ill in solitary confinement. For many, that became the default placement. And, … Continue reading →

I found this article and tragedy to be very interesting and sad. When I read this article it was very touching and heartbreaking on the way these young adults died. The most tedious part to me in the article was … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/05/nyregion/joseph-ponte-new-yorks-new-corrections-commissioner-faces-challenge-at-rikers.html?src=me&_r=0 Joseph Ponte, New York’s newly appointed correction commissioner has been informed of the horrors at jails such as Rikers Island, and went in to see it for himself. Mr. Ponte was hired because he has reformed many prisons, which … Continue reading →

This article shows the gap between rich and poor people. In my opinion young adults who exposures to neglect and poverty are more likely to commit a crime. In human service class, I learned that children who experience physical abuse, … Continue reading →