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Lindsay Lohan Reporting To Jail in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJuly 20, 2010 //

At 8:30 this morning, Pacific Standard Time, Lindsay Lohan will be reporting to jail. And—thank goodness!—you’ll be able to watch live as LiLo makes her way to the courthouse, because E! Online has a streaming video feed set up. “The only ‘bookings’ that I’m familiar with are Disney films; never thought that I’d be ‘booking’ into jail … eeeks,” Lindsay tweeted yesterday. She had checked into a sober house started by lawyer Robert Shapiro, who famously defended OJ Simpson, but last night abruptly made an exit, which led to Shapiro stepping down as her lawyer. So who knows who will represent her today in court? Lindsay is understandably very nervous. “She has not been able to sleep and has barely been eating. All weekend, Lindsay kept crying, chain smoking and chewing her nails,” a friend says. “She is a nervous, fidgety mess, and her legal team, family and friends are very concerned about her fragile state.” [E! Online, NY Daily News, MTV] Keep reading »

Michael And Dina Weigh In On Lindsay Lohan’s Jail Sentence

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJuly 8, 2010 //

“The last thing I wanted in the world was for my daughter to go to jail. Any kind of jail is harsh, especially for a young lady like Lindsay. I’ve been there myself and I know that jail didn’t do anything for me with my addictions. … She needs help, she needs rehab. If Lindsay and Lindsay’s lawyer had just listened to [myself and Dr. Drew], she would have been in rehab and been on her way to being clean and sober. Instead, she got jail.”

“This is so not fair to do this to my child.”

—Michael and Dina Lohan, respectively, give their thoughts on Lindsay Lohan‘s 90-day jail sentence [CNN, PopEater] Keep reading »

12 Ways Lindsay Lohan Can Survive 90 Days In Jail

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJuly 7, 2010 //

After violating her parole, Lindsay Lohan is headed to the slammer. On July 20th, she’ll report for three consecutive 30-day sentences. So how will Lindsay get through three months in the clink? Some ideas for passing the time, after the jump. Keep reading »

Quotable: Robert Downey Jr. Nostalgic For … Jail?

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comApril 29, 2010 //

“When the door clicks shut, then you are safe. There is nothing aside from a rogue correctional officer that can do you harm if you have the right cellie. You are actually in the safest place on Earth. Safe from the intruders.”

—”Ironman” Robert Downey Jr. tells Rolling Stone about the stints he spent in prison in 1997 and 1999 for drug possession and violating the terms of his parole. Maybe I watched too many episodes of “Oz,” but I’m just not buying it. [NY Daily News]

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Frisky Q&A: Piper Kerman Talks About Doing Time Behind Bars

Catherine StrawnApril 6, 2010 //

In February 2004, Piper Kerman arrived at the women’s prison in Danbury, Conn., to serve a yearlong sentence for a drug-related crime she’d committed 10 years before.

“There’s no visiting today,” an officer told Piper when her fiancé pulled into one of the parking areas.

“I’m here to surrender,” she said.

Piper spent the next 13 months behind bars, navigating the minimum-security federal correctional facility in Danbury and other prisons in Oklahoma City and Chicago. She kept her sanity by running around an outdoor track; learning yoga from a fellow inmate; visiting with her family, friends, and fiancé on a weekly basis; performing electrical and construction work around the prison; reading; writing lots and lots of letters; and bonding with the women who were locked up with her. Her amazing new book, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, details the experience, from how she ended up in jail in the first place to what it was like waiting five years before getting sentenced. She spoke with The Frisky about why it’s important to make friends in prison and how her incarceration relates to the bigger picture. Keep reading »

Georgia Jail Thinks Pink Is For Prisoners

Jessica WakemanDecember 2, 2009 //

Ben Hill County Jail in Georgia will be undergoing some pretty severe interior decoration soon. So, why do we care? The whole jail will be painted Pepto-Bismol pink on the inside and re-refurbished in the girly hue: pink walls, pink shower curtains, pink bed sheets, pink blankets, even pink handcuffs. I wonder how much that is costing taxpayers.

But why a loud Pepto-Bismol pink, of all colors? Are they trying to torture these prisoners? No, they’re trying to shame them. Because, you know, pink is a feminine color. There is no punishment worse than making a man be the slightest bit feminine, apparently. Keep reading »

Here She Comes, Miss Russian Prisoner 2009

Nina CarboneAugust 11, 2009 //

Not only are we wondering whether boys should compete in beauty pageants, we’re questioning whether prisoners strutting their stuff for the judges is the best way to “rehabilitate” those behind bars. Whatever your take on it, jail-bird beauty queens aren’t a new entry into the world of bizarro pageants—but one Russian women’s prison “biker chic” contest goes above and beyond! Check out the crowned winner (above) as well as all the dramatic behind-the-scenes shots after the jump. Keep reading »

What If Your Mother Married A Rapist?

Susannah BreslinJune 18, 2009 //

Shudder. Double X has a creepy tale penned by Anna Balkrishna about how her mother married her prison pen pal. Oh, and why was he in jail in the first place? Rape, it turned out. After 22 years of marriage, Balkrishna’s parents divorced. Not long after, Balkrishna’s mother happened to get a random, out-of-state, collect phone call from a man incarcerated at a New Mexico prison. (Apparently, this is one way guys in jail meet women.) For whatever reason, she accepted the charges, and there began their relationship. Then, they got married. After that, her mother found out that he had not been convicted of vehicular manslaughter, as he had told her, but rape. Balkrishna’s mother had been raped in college, but this revelation didn’t deter her. Eventually, it came to light that there were other rape charges — and a mistress. In 2006, the mother’s husband was released. He cheated on her and began using drugs again. These days, he’s back in prison for assaulting his first wife. Today, her mother doesn’t regret the relationship: “‘I chose that life myself,’ she says.” Would you date a guy who had a criminal past? [Double X] Keep reading »

16 Reasons To Date a Convict

YourTango.comApril 27, 2009 //

After checking out ConjugalHarmony.com, a mock online dating site feigning to connect prisoners with those on the outside, we gave the convict-dating phenomenon some closer inspection. The result? There are clearly a bunch of reasons not to date a man behind bars (enforced long-distance relationship, depression at his non-voter status in certain states… him being a CONVICT), but there are also some potential perks. Check them out after the jump. Keep reading »

The Daily Squeeze: “Twilight” Is Good For Business And Inmates Find A Way To Have Sex

Catherine StrawnNovember 20, 2008 //
  • Forks, WA, has had an unexpected surge in tourists, or rather Edward stalkers, who have been making pilgrimages to the town. [NPR]
  • In other “Twilight”-related news, Hot Topic reported an 11.4 percent increase in profits for the third quarter, helped largely by sales from its license with the movie. [DNR]

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