prison - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/prison/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:31:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 prison - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/prison/ 32 32 103504436 Black Betty — how a prison chant became a heavy rock anthem – Financial Times https://houstonnewmedia.org/black-betty-how-a-prison-chant-became-a-heavy-rock-anthem-financial-times-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-betty-how-a-prison-chant-became-a-heavy-rock-anthem-financial-times-2 https://houstonnewmedia.org/black-betty-how-a-prison-chant-became-a-heavy-rock-anthem-financial-times-2/#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:31:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e31be318c1755fe534249455278aecf6 That version was broadly similar to the a cappella recording of James “Iron Head” Baker, a prisoner at the Sugar Land jail in Texas, that was captured ...

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/black-betty-how-a-prison-chant-became-a-heavy-rock-anthem-financial-times/feed/ 0 1064640 Woman gets over 2 years in prison for threatening call to judge in Trump’s criminal case https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-5 https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-5/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:19:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ff0da63d22c222f7497a714a784a472f ... Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, following her booking on July 11, 2023. Brazoria County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN ...

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-5/feed/ 0 1062792 Woman gets over 2 years in prison for threatening call to judge in Trump’s criminal case https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:40:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6a20caf61336783e088720f78bf5338a Abigail Jo Shry appears in a police booking mugshot released by the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, following her booking on July 11, 2023. PHOTO: ...

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-3/feed/ 0 1062219 Woman Gets Over 2 Years in Prison for Threatening Call to Judge in Trump’s Criminal Case https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-4 https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-4/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:24:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2389e6b194988f68c024258cfe8ed2a8 ... Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, following her booking on July 11, 2023. Brazoria County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS. By Nate Raymond.

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]]> https://houstonnewmedia.org/woman-gets-over-2-years-in-prison-for-threatening-call-to-judge-in-trumps-criminal-case-4/feed/ 0 1062390 Texas Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-man-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-girl Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:17:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=943300b7a6d9cef701e93356a5b4af2a The Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office stated the man lured the teenage girl into his vehicle and sexually assaulted her. Lead prosecutor ...

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]]> 1045150 14 months in prison for Columbia man who violated parole after sentence was commuted https://houstonnewmedia.org/14-months-in-prison-for-columbia-man-who-violated-parole-after-sentence-was-commuted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=14-months-in-prison-for-columbia-man-who-violated-parole-after-sentence-was-commuted Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:06:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=47f6251198b772bf46a4f9bb7d8fce1a University of Missouri, City of Columbia release joint list of crime-fighting plans · Memorial for slain Stephens College student placed in downtown ...

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]]> 1035683 ‘Evil-doer’ convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison | News | fbherald.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/evil-doer-convicted-of-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-news-fbherald-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evil-doer-convicted-of-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-news-fbherald-com Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:57:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1801e0ddfc895df18e49d5973b116f5f Richmond, TX – District Attorney Brian M. Middleton announced today that a Fort Bend County jury sentenced Yoeslan Arencibia to Life in prison ...

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]]> 1016304 ‘Evil-doer’ convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison | News | fbherald.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/evil-doer-convicted-of-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-news-fbherald-com-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evil-doer-convicted-of-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-news-fbherald-com-2 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:57:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7d9b1efe71213c62c7006ca784e3bf0c He pulled into a parking spot in front of the Missouri City apartment complex where he lived. Arencibia, who did not live there and was visiting ...

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]]> 1016372 Texas Man Receives Prison Sentence, But THIS Twist Now Has Authorities Scrambling https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-man-receives-prison-sentence-but-this-twist-now-has-authorities-scrambling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-receives-prison-sentence-but-this-twist-now-has-authorities-scrambling Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:48:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5d55f5640426a670575c6d2cc03ad7a7 ... Brazoria County, and for “additional local charges that were subsequently dismissed.” The charges that were dismissed led “to the mistaken ...

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]]> 1011013 Texas Man Receives Prison Sentence, But THIS Twist Now Has Authorities Scrambling https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-man-receives-prison-sentence-but-this-twist-now-has-authorities-scrambling-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-receives-prison-sentence-but-this-twist-now-has-authorities-scrambling-2 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:48:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=50537ccbfe81afab56a329869594ca0f 14) after he was sentenced for assault in Fort Bend County, evading arrest in Brazoria County, and for “additional local charges that were ...

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]]> 1011048 Texas man with 5-year prison sentence mistakenly released from Houston jail, manhunt underway https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-man-with-5-year-prison-sentence-mistakenly-released-from-houston-jail-manhunt-underway-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-with-5-year-prison-sentence-mistakenly-released-from-houston-jail-manhunt-underway-2 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:12:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0b1522cb350f4e5052373d1997c1b4b3 ... Brazoria County, deputies said. Dugas had also been in the Harris County Jail since Aug. 14 on additional local charges that were later dismissed ...

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]]> 1009727 Texas man with 5-year prison sentence mistakenly released from Houston jail, manhunt underway https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-man-with-5-year-prison-sentence-mistakenly-released-from-houston-jail-manhunt-underway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-with-5-year-prison-sentence-mistakenly-released-from-houston-jail-manhunt-underway Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:58:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=95c7d9b4894f51241e6a4bd745471772 Dugas had been sentenced to five years in state prison for assaulting a family member in Fort Bend County and two years for evading arrest in ...

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]]> 1009650 Texas Police ‘Mistakenly Released’ Man Who Was About to Begin a 5-Year Prison Sentence https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-police-mistakenly-released-man-who-was-about-to-begin-a-5-year-prison-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-police-mistakenly-released-man-who-was-about-to-begin-a-5-year-prison-sentence Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:28:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2b6b94c4d91030c37f9b6157f4edd4ab ... Brazoria County," the HCSO continued. He's described as a 6'1" Black male who weighs 215 pounds. PEOPLE reached out to the HCSO for comment ...

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]]> 1009123 ‘Hellcat Mike’ gets 10 years in prison after high-speed police chase in Katy – KHOU https://houstonnewmedia.org/hellcat-mike-gets-10-years-in-prison-after-high-speed-police-chase-in-katy-khou/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hellcat-mike-gets-10-years-in-prison-after-high-speed-police-chase-in-katy-khou Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:05:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f1d2a6d93e80c0e6b9ad001873ed465e The Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office said Michael Wilson was going more than 100 miles per hour on I-10 last February when he crashed ...

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]]> 989316 Independence attorney sentenced to prison for $795K tax evasion scheme https://houstonnewmedia.org/independence-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-for-795k-tax-evasion-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=independence-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-for-795k-tax-evasion-scheme Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:28:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c99442b7719912b00bd6270d61655a64 Court records revealed that Carnes deposited the money he made on the sale of the former Rockwood Golf Course, the Missouri City Power Plant project ...

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]]> 987314 Texas prison’s culinary program graduates its first class – YouTube https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-prisons-culinary-program-graduates-its-first-class-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-prisons-culinary-program-graduates-its-first-class-youtube Sat, 24 May 2025 10:30:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=399de4e241ea07dacf61e5cd6fa43e22 2:43 · Go to channel · Missouri City coffee shop owner claims he was bullied by Starbucks. FOX 26 Houston•88K views · 14:36 · Go to channel · Israel ...

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]]> 957218 Man sentenced to 30 years in prison over killing of migrants – Houston Chronicle https://houstonnewmedia.org/man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-over-killing-of-migrants-houston-chronicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-over-killing-of-migrants-houston-chronicle Mon, 12 May 2025 17:48:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2c205d1568277b8d7a4abb2b352e3745 ... Fort Bend County field after they were held hostage, beaten and starved. U.S. Judge Kenneth Hoyt on Friday sentenced Wilmar Rene Duran-Gomez to ...

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