it says "retirement award, santa rosa corrections institution congratulates james demerey for 14 yearsice for the florida department of corrections. good luck for an enjoyable retirement." >> thank you, sir. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> i would like to say i really appreciate everybody, even officer knight. and i'm going to miss this. >> we have a good bond. we work real well together. we almost have a telepathy. when his replacement comes, i am hoping that -- it's never going to be another officer demerey, but hopefully, we'll get back into the same swing of things, be able to accomplish what officer demerey and i have been doing for the last six years. >> but not everyone at santa rosa holds the officers in such esteem. >> see that [ bleep ] raggedy [ bleep ] walking right there. hate police. they ain't nothing but a bunch of bitches. abuse their little power, treat them like [ bleep ] dogs. i'd be looking out of this [ bleep ] all day. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> alfredo roca moreno, serving three life sentences for murder and a member of the nietas,

says at least once a week, she will make the hour and a half trip to see joe at the federal correctional institute in ft. dix new jersey. >> conjugal visits are not allowed in the state of new jersey, right? federal prison? >> right. >> and that's another stupid thing. that doesn't make any sense. >> teresa says she fell in love with yoga during her time in prison. >> i'm definitely a lot calmer than i was. >> and she is trying to get joe into the practice before his sentence. >> what's the best part of having her home? >> she is doing mommy duty that's off my shoulders now. last night, i went to say good night to melania, and she was saying, you know, tomorrow is march 1st. and it's just getting closer for you to leave and whatever. >> and this was interesting. during jennifer's interview at a hotel in new york city, joe was serious and kept up a brave face. but what felt like a telling moment, he wiped back t during a break. after a ough topic, the prospect of deportation to his native italy after serving his time. >> there is a chance of th happening. nothing in life is but i mean, you know, we

i sat down with white at the polk correctional institution. he says his actions were in self defense. the 1020 life law was designed to crack down on criminals who use guns during a robbery or carjacking. more often those people take plea deals. last week governor scott signed legislators passed removing aggravated assault from the charges in the law. director of fam greg newburn says this is a victory but says action is still needed for white's case. >> every day that eric white spends in prison is a tragedy. he makes one mistake, and even granting every fact that the state alleges in this case, assuming he is guilty of everything he said, it is and unnecessarily harsh sentence. it is a heart breaking sentence. it can be fixed. it can be fixed tomorrow. >> representative neil from polk county spoke about the issue and the opportunity the governor has to grant a pardon to white. you can see that interview as well as new interviews with white's dad. you can download our 10 news app. search 10 news in the app store. watch your smart phone or wat

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he is now serving time at the correctional institution in west virginia. medium security. a nearby minimum security satellite camp. when he was sentenced he was sent to another facility in west virginia. then moved to a california prison. it was a crispy start this morning. up. and we had just enough holes in the over cast. for a very pretty sunset. tonight. we're going to be looking at essentially that from middle field airport. up state new york. and ontario. warm side of the front. the high today. 62. the low 31. and that's a huge temperature spread. thanks to the high pressure this morning. and then the sunshine. and the southwest winds. this afternoon. look at temperature increase compared to yesterday. 25 degrees. that means tonight will not be as chilly. it will be cloudy. but quiet. and then tomorrow, variable clouds. with some sunny splashes. just like today. high of 58. again. very similar to today's temperature profile. >> heart stopping news for a local man. of course. the contest is being held in the shadow of a terror attack in belgium. earlier today the cand

year later, he was sentenced to 44 months in prison after he pled guilt and is held at the correctional institute at morgantown, west virg virng. -- virginia. his release date is january 25, 2017. and jim was tweeting developments throughout the court today. >>> president obama announced his pick for the supreme court. >> he chose appellate court judge merrick garland. at 63 he would be one of the oldest supreme court justices ever confirmed. gar sland considered a moderate not change their minds about refusing to confirm him. >> reporter: they are saying, the republicans, that the picked garland because they want to pressure them for a nominee. >> i am nominating merrick garland to the supreme court. >> reporter: it was an emotional moment for 63-year- old federal appellate judge merrick garland. his family stood nearby as he accepted the honor. >> the greatest gift i ever received, except, the caveat, the birth of our daughters. >> reporter: president obama pointed out that garland has a long history of bipartisan vote. >> to go down the path would be wrong. it would be a de betrayal of leaders

. >> and became the first sitting president to visit a federal correctional institution. in october, the department of rly 6,000 nonviolent inmates from federal prisons to ease overcrowding. this week, president obama visited a drug rehab newark, new jersey, that works closely with inmates in the community. i recently sat down with mark holden, general counsel andesident at coke industry who's spearheading a five-step bipartisan plan to the criminal justice system. it's a pleasure to have you world. >> this is great. >> these are bleak statistics. tell us, how did we get here? >> we got here because of the made as a society through our elected officials. it was a bipartisan effort. we decided that it was a war on drugs and to over incarcerate people. what happened was we've had an explosion in laws. criminal justice reformend of the day is a moral, constitutional and fiscal fight. >> how was it that you were able to build the coalition? there's a lot that can be learned there and applied tories? >> the reality is it wasn't just us obviously. there are many, many groups do

i started like a ritual i first, 1974, at the marion correctional institution is a teachers a. i was to pay ranges below a correctional officer when i started, and had some great experiences that i thank god i've been able to work in this profession. i had the opportunity at the age of 232 desegregating a prison, sell houses, programs and jobs. had the best job in the world for about 12 years in different places being a warden or superintendent were you can really enact change if your vision is right. most recently i've had the great opportunity to work with both the american correctional association unrestrictive housing or solitary confinement or what i wanted to say that i see a tremendous parallel between the struggle with putting too many people and restrictive housing and a prison system and each of mass incarceration i want to spend most of my time doing today. if you don't mind i want to start with a personal story. it's why i'm here today. it's very personal but it's why i am here. i retired from our department of rehabilitation and correction at the end of 2002 and i l

remember, i started at the marion correctional institution, $2.54 an hour.finally, is your wife here? i said yes. they send somebody down to get in the. she is down in the soda room. when she walks in the eyes were big. i know she had more than one large soda. needs the governor and says, the governor shakes that hand and says linda, and i want gary in this job and we are going to do it this way. at that moment i had no intention to let moment of taking the job, none. the next thing he said is i want you to reform the most unreformed part of government. do it. we have dedicated since december 27th, 2010, talk about some of these things after i talk about what i consider to be the insanity of what we have talked about so far. let me talk -- we talked about prison, got to talk about this because it is important. from 1920 to 1975 our country, the united states of america had a very stable prison population, ran between 200,000, to 400,000, just under 500,000 for 55 years. adjusted with the population but 1975 was a dramatic increase that we saw. in fact, we ta

former cuyahoga county commissioner jim mora, is now serving time at the beckley correctional institution in west prison with a facility in west virginia then moved to california now serving 20 years forfi charges . sprinkling of in mansfield cemetery has a couple demanding answers, she discovered the flowers above her mother-in-law's headstone in the dumpster on monday also filled withth other items, according to the administrators they sent out warnings to the media two weeks before the cleanup that they posted signs at the gate.e >> understand what she felt when she saw the dumpsterer and we but we have no other way to. >> to do something on the grave and to be stripped of it without our knowing it is devastating. on >> family says they believe that the centre college should be changed and items on headstones should bebe left alone to. revealed as bigger than ever as dan auerbach helped announce the key bank probably searched last night, all the the engagements lasting three and 72 weeks, it starts with the 2,015th musical if i'm home . also, finding neverland, along with the king and

inmates of the baylor correctional institution were given a chance to buy little caesar's pizzas.rt ofç the money will be donated to the special olympics of delaware. governor jack markell and special olympics organizers watched as the women picked up their pies. 290 pizzas were sold, raising nearly $1,000. >> after today, the total raised will be $5,000. it's a great opportunity for the ladies in our custody to give back to the community. they really feel good about it. >> the prison has held six fund-raisers so far. they've raised $5,000 for special olympics. >>> city leaders recognize some of philadelphia's movers and shakers for their support of the police athletic league. it was part of the kickoff at city hall. city officials spent yesterday mentoring about 25 local high school students who participate in the pal organization. the students shadowed senior level officials. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 12 minutes before 6:00. skies are nice and clear. we're getting closer to sunrise. look at that, not a cloud out there. the tempera

williams is in the sussex county correctional institution tonight and facing a long list of charges. >>> take a look at this guy jenkintown police say he stole that register in his hands from a chinese restaurant. wait until you hear how it happen. yesterday afternoon, authorities say an employee at china king restaurant on york road fell asleep and when he woke up the register was gone. if you recognize the man from these surveillance pictures, give police a call. >>> happening now, new jersey transit rail commuters may need to start making some plans. a looming strike could force more than a hundred thousand people to find a different way to get to work. fox 29's karen hepp is live at 30th street station tonight. karen, that strike deadline getting very close. >> reporter: it's really close like tomorrow. tomorrow at midnight this could happen if they don't an event agreement much this affect as lot of people. if you take new jersey transit you should be making plans. we have all these trains that down here like this one to atlantic city. those folks will be affected. there could b

career july 1, 1974 at the marion correctional institute as a teacher's aide. s to pay ranges below a correctional officer when i started and i had some great experiences. that i have been able to work in this profession. i had the opportunity in 1983 of the segregating a prison -- desegregating a prison. i had the best job in the world for 12 years being a warning, or a superintendent where you can change the vision. i had the opportunity to both ask the and the american correctional association on solitary confinement. what i want to say with that is i see a tremendous parallel between the struggle with putting too many people in restrictive housing in prison systems and the issue of mass incarceration that i want to spend most of my time doing today. if you don't wind, i want to start with a personal story. it is why i am here today. it is very personal. it is why i am here. department of our rehabilitation and correction at the and of 2002 and i loved our system, i loved our career, i loved everything i did. but i retired. we did some work in the juvenile sy

says at least once a week, she'll make the hour and a half trip to see joe at the federal correctional institute. dix, new jersey. >> kids are not allow-- conjuga not allowed? >> no. >> she fell in love with yoga and is trying to get joe involved.how will you guys be a maintain your living, your lifestyle? >> we have, we don't have the house anymore. we have restructured our finances. and that's it. mommy has to work. now i have to start all over again. pretty much everything that i was working on kind of died out. and so now i just have to rebuild. >> how supportive have they been? >> they've been great. reaching out. >> jaclyn, dena and caroline. they've all been good. >> i haven't spoken to caroline, but it's okay. i wish her well. >> and this was interesting. during jennifer's interview at the hotel in new york city, joe was serious and kept up a brave face, but in what felt like a telling home, he wiped back tears during a break. it was after a tough topic, the lingering prospect of deportation back to his native italy, after he serves his time. >> yeah, there's a chance that that could hap

michael kerr died in 2014 while being held in solitary correctional institution. blackburn, was one of nine prison workers fired for failing to provide adequate of appeals rejected his attempts to get the job back. >>> raleigh police officers the proposal was passed today. wral's julia sims is in the newsroom. how soon can we expect to see the cameras and use? >> reporter: the earliest will be 2017. there are some things to work out but the chief told the council today the time is now for body cameras. today's vote comes two weeks after akiel denkins was shot and killed by a raleigh police officer, however they have been monitoring body cameras for months. this afternoon council voted to phase in the body cameras over the course of the next three years. the first year, 100 officers will wear the devices. 250 will be added each following year. the cost, a little more than $5 million for the first five years. chief deck-brown says the cameras should help when it comes to public trust, but cautioned cameras are not the end-all be-all. >> but beyond the equipment, it'

. >>> there are pleasant places to idle away your golden years, butolina's nash correctional institution isn't one of them. but that's where michael peterson, father, novelist and wife killer according to a jury of h just another number in a cell block with other felons, life without the possibility of parole. michael was ever going to get out of prison was in a coffin. >> out in reno, though, peterson's look-alike younger brother hadn't given up hope, not yet. bill peterson the lawyer had be years to come up with something new in his brother's case that the court might consider, but st of long shots after the appeals fizzled. did the lawyer in you say that's it? my brother's -- >> no, that's when the real hard work started.t of lawyers. on me and whoever would help me. >> bill peterson spent hours in the durham county courthouse combing through the district attorney's piled high boxes of evidence.something that had been overlooked? and he wasn't the only supporter nursing alternate theories of n's death. there's a neighbor on cedar street, an attorney, who had an intriguing idea for wha

says at least once a week she'll make the hour and a half trip to see joe at the federal correctional institute in ft. dix new jersey. >> conjugal meetings are not allowed. >> no. >> that's another stupid thing. doesn't make any sense. >> before going in, you think oh, there are bad people. and obviously, like going in, when i first met people, i'm like, i know i'm a good person. i can't be the only good person in this place. so obviously, i met a lot of wonderful women there. that, you know, something that happened in life and you just got to deal with it. >> theresa says she fell in love with yoga during her time in prison, and she told us during our visit that she tried to get yoga into the practice before his sentence. >> how are you guys able to lifestyle? you're away for a year, you're gone for another three years? >> we have like, we don't have the shore house anymore. we have restructured our finances. and that's it. mommy, you know, mommy has to work. now i have to start all over again. pretty much everything that i was working on kind of died out. and so now i just have to rebuild. >>

hours later.nine on your side's butler and warren county reporter is outside the lebanon correctional institute with new details unfolding in this terrible case... ritchie told them she put her four year old step son in a scalding hot bath as a form of punishment and then put him to bed--the next morning the father called 911 to say that his son was deadanna ritchie is in jail tonight on a 350- thousand dollar bond--it was here at the emerald edge apartments in franklin that police say four year old austin copper suffered abuse that would lead to his death his father robert ritchie called 911 yesterday morning ((911 call))"i think my son died-do you know how old your son is? he's four--he's not breathing? no he got into a hot bath last night with my wife and she thought it would be ok so he said he wanted to go lay down in bed."today i spoke to franklin's police chief russ whitman who told me what his detectives learned after they started asking questions((chief russ whitman/franklin police department))"subsequent investigation lead us to interview the step mother and she admitted that she was