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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.
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.
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 ...
Linked to 4 other murders; claimed to have killed 22 people. George Barrett. Hanging. Murder of a federal officer. March 24, 1936. Marion County Jail, Indiana. The first person to be executed under a law that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Arthur Gooch.
In early 1994, Hells Angels member Lucky Sylaides was arrested by police detectives after firing an unlicensed Uzi submachine gun into the air outside his tattoo parlour in Durban's central business district. Sylaides was arrested and charged with the prohibited possession of a machine gun, a charge that carries a five-year minimum prison sentence.
Their primary purpose is to present a comprehensive criminal history for a specific individual. Criminal records may be used for many purposes, including for background checks for purposes of employment, security clearance, adoption, immigration to the United States, and licensing. [3] Criminal records may be useful for identifying suspects ...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana on Friday said agents seized 12 firearms, “significant” amounts of controlled substances, over $42,000 in cash, dog fighting ...
1650. Opened. 1923. Managed by. Indiana Department of Corrections. The Pendleton Correctional Facility, formerly known as the Indiana Reformatory, is a state prison located in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, [1] near Pendleton and about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Indianapolis. Established in 1923, it was built to replace the Indiana ...