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Ronda Morrison, an 18-year-old white girl, was shot to death at a dry-cleaners in 1986. Walter McMillian, a black man, was arrested and immediately sent to Alabama's death row, where he was held for two years without having even been charged. McMillian was eventually charged in 1988 despite six witnesses placing him at a fish fry during the murder.
Undercover officers attempted to arrest Scott after he allegedly tried to rob one. During his arrest an officer shot Scott in the back of the head with a shotgun. [41] [42] April 20, 1985 Lloyd D. Stevenson: 31 Portland, Oregon: Stevenson walked into a 7-Eleven and found two White clerks trying to stop a Black suspected shoplifter from leaving ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Indiana since its statehood. A total of 20 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Before 1995, electrocution was the sole method of execution.
Richard Alexander is an Indiana man who was wrongfully convicted of rape and later exonerated by DNA evidence. Years later, on September 17, 2020, Alexander was charged with the murder of Catherine Minix, who was found stabbed to death. [1] Minix had previously filed a protective order against Alexander for domestic violence.
Black Axe. The Black Axe, also known as the Neo Black Movement of Africa or the NBM of Africa, is an international confraternity founded at the University of Benin in Nigeria as part of the Pan African movement. Its aims include the promotion and advancement of African culture and arts globally by striving to revive, retain, and modify where ...
Indiana Women's Prison. / 39.800944°N 86.290139°W / 39.800944; -86.290139. The Indiana Women's Prison was established in 1873 as the first adult female correctional facility in the country. [1] The original location of the prison was one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Indianapolis. It has since moved to 2596 Girls School Road, former ...
Capacity. 1,200. Opened. 1970. Managed by. Indiana Department of Corrections. Rockville Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Adams Township, Parke County, one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Rockville, Indiana. A part of the Indiana Department of Corrections, it is the largest state prison for women in Indiana with approximately 1,200 ...
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis . [ 1 ] As of 2019, the Indiana Department of Correction housed 27,140 adult Inmates, 388 juvenile Inmates, employed 5,937 State Employed Staff, and 1,718 Contracted Staff.