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Prisoner sues after inmate bites off part of his nose

Prison Violence

A gay man sued a Kentucky jail and a fellow inmate Tuesday, saying the other prisoner bit off part of his nose after harassing him for days. The suit says that Brandon Milam, of Bowling Green, Ky., was sitting on his bed on July 2 when Timothy Schwartz, the other inmate, approached him, pinned him against the wall and began punching his face.

 

Ex-Rutgers student faces 10 years or more for anti-gay hate crime

Dharun Ravi

Former RutgersĀ student Dharun Ravi could face more than 10 years in prison following his conviction Friday for hate crimes, invasion of privacy, tampering with evidence, and a host of other charges related to his spying on his gay college roommate, Tyler Clementi, whose subsequent suicide sparked a national debate on bullying of gay youth.

 

Teen gets 21 years in prison for killing gay classmate

Brandon McInerney

A teenager who fatally shot a gay classmate in the back of the head at an Oxnard middle school was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison. A Los Angeles County judge issued the sentence a month after Brandon McInerney agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the death of classmate Larry King.

 

Saudi prince sentenced to 20 years for killing servant in Britain

Saudi prince sentenced to 20 years for killing servant in Britain

A British court sentenced a Saudi prince to at least 20 years in prison Wednesday for beating and strangling one of his servants at a swank British hotel.

 

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