Shocking downfall of beloved television fire expert as he breaks silence from prison
The most prolific serial arsonist in American history, John Orr, 75, spoke out from Mule Creek State Prison to defend his ...
He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison
The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in ...
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Incarcerated Californian: I hoped state voters would believe in my humanity. I was wrong | Opinion
a newspaper published out of Mule Creek State Prison in California, where he is incarcerated. He is also a 2008-09 winner of the PEN Prison Writing Award in the essay category and the author of ...
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He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison
At Mule Creek State Prison, Orr answers journalistic queries ... Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days ...
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Woman dies while visiting husband at Mule Creek State Prison
The death of a woman who was visiting her husband, an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison, is under investigation. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...
Changing California prison culture and people’s lives through prison newspapers
Not too long ago, Vasquez was incarcerated himself with two life sentences for an attempted murder that occurred when he was ...
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They were prospective applicants for CCWF’s pioneering new newspaper, put together in a newsroom next door, and Vasquez told ...
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Incarcerated Californian: I hoped state voters would believe in my humanity. I was wrong | Opinion
Last November, California voters rejected Proposition 6 ... Heading into Election Night, there was an electricity in the air around Mule Creek State Prison. Here was a chance to move away from a past ...