XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » Prison http://xlcountry.com Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates http://xlcountry.com/arizona-25-visit-prison-inmates/ http://xlcountry.com/arizona-25-visit-prison-inmates/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:34:36 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=43868 New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.

Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/arizona-25-visit-prison-inmates/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images Wesley Snipes Heads To Prison On Tax Conviction http://xlcountry.com/wesley-snipes-heads-to-prison-on-tax-conviction/ http://xlcountry.com/wesley-snipes-heads-to-prison-on-tax-conviction/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:42:28 +0000 XL Country http://xlcountry.com/?p=1573 Wesley Snipes, who blames his tax advisers for his situation, was convicted of misdemeanors after not filing tax returns for three years. Today he reports to federal prison to serve a three year sentence.

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