Read more jail stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6066/jail.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:48:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74689/pulp-fiction-writer-tweets-prison-horrors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has lost his freedom but apparently not his ability to use Twitter. A Twitter accout— @AVARY —appears to be the work of Avary, who is serving a year for vehicular manslaughter. "My friend @AVARY is tweeting from the inside," sci-fi writer Neil Gaiman recently tweeted....http://www.newser.com/story/74689/pulp-fiction-writer-tweets-prison-horrors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 2:38:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73848/tyson-arrested-in-bloody-run-in-with-paparazzi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoxer Mike Tyson is in police custody tonight after a violent incident with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport that, according to a TMZ source, left “blood on the ground.” A rep for Tyson, 43, said he was defending his wife and 10-month-old child from an overly aggressive photographer; a...http://www.newser.com/story/73848/tyson-arrested-in-bloody-run-in-with-paparazzi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:52:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73375/inmates-rescue-guard-in-jailhouse-brawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station in a Florida county jail when Douglas Burden got the drop on him. The 24-year-old inmate quickly overpowered the 64-year-old guard, getting him in a choke hold that might have killed him, had a flock of other inmates not jumped into the...http://www.newser.com/story/73375/inmates-rescue-guard-in-jailhouse-brawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72223/polanski-may-take-his-chances-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoman Polanski, denied bail or house arrest in Switzerland, may try his luck in the United States after 31 years. “If this process drags on, it is not completely impossible that Roman Polanski could choose to go finally to explain himself in the United States where the arguments in his...http://www.newser.com/story/72223/polanski-may-take-his-chances-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 9:36:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70641/it-wasnt-rape-sharon-tates-sis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape ,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga: Fake IDs, disguises, maybe a bad...http://www.newser.com/story/70641/it-wasnt-rape-sharon-tates-sis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 9:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70475/sir-allen-banged-up-after-jailhouse-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAllen Stanford is back in his jail cell today after spending the weekend recuperating from injuries suffered in a fight with another inmate last week. The alleged Ponzi schemer was taken to the hospital with a concussion, a broken nose, and two black eyes. “He is in reasonably good spirits,...http://www.newser.com/story/70475/sir-allen-banged-up-after-jailhouse-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:20:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70306/red-sox-fan-sprung-from-jail-for-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRed Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad...http://www.newser.com/story/70306/red-sox-fan-sprung-from-jail-for-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 8:48:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69215/iraqi-shoe-thrower-may-go-free-monday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing shoes at President Bush last year could be out as soon as Monday, his lawyer tells CNN today. Muntadar al-Zaidi had a 3-year sentence reduced to 1 on appeal, and that can be cut further for good behavior. “We are happy,” one of his...http://www.newser.com/story/69215/iraqi-shoe-thrower-may-go-free-monday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 21:22:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69180/alleged-beer-thief-wont-go-to-jail-before-finishing-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida man who wanted to go to jail for "three hots and a cot" walked into a store, grabbed a beer, and told the clerk to "call the law" because he had no money. All went according to plan until the deputy who responded tried to put him in...http://www.newser.com/story/69180/alleged-beer-thief-wont-go-to-jail-before-finishing-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 12:19:11 CDT