Inmate was to be let out for 5 hours for his sister's funeral; Dept. of Corrections said no | Crime and Courts
RACINE â A judge and prosecutors were OK with a Racine County Jail inmate being let out to be a pall bearer at his sisterâs funeral. But the Wisconsin Department of Corrections intervened, keeping him behind bars instead of with his family to say his final goodbyes. Unexpected tragedy Ramsey A lifelong sufferer from sickle cell anemia, Shemera Latrice Ramsey died suddenly at the age of 30 on May 15. Her family gathered for her funeral Friday morning. But Damien Bell, Ramseyâs brother who was supposed to be a pall bearer, wasnât there. Bell, 37, has been in the Racine Count...
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