The New York Times – Music:
James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said.
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
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Fetty Wap, ‘Trap Queen’ Rapper, Is Released Early From Prison
The New York Times – Music:
The Grammy-nominated singer was sentenced to six years in 2023 for drug trafficking. The reasons for his release were unclear.
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An Infamous Australian Prison Held the Unexpected: A Record Collection
The New York Times – Music:
Pentridge Prison’s radio station played donated albums for its inmates. Twenty-six years after the site’s sale, a local shop has landed its vinyl.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Could Trim Prison Sentence With Drug Rehab Program
The New York Times – Music:
A spokesman for the fallen music mogul, who is serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related offenses at the Fort Dix prison complex in New Jersey, said he has been accepted to the program.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Transferred to Federal Prison in New Jersey
The New York Times – Music:
The music mogul was sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.
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In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses
The New York Times – Film:
Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.
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A Killer Was Taken Back Into Custody. Was It Because of His Drill Rap Songs?
The New York Times – Music:
A man convicted of murder in London was taken back into custody after a report emerged that he was anonymously making drill rap music. The victim’s family worries his music could bring him more fame.
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John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army’
The New York Times – Music:
His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.