Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

[YESorNO]

Jury Likely to Consider Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Sentence This Week

"...His lawyers are expected to call their last witness in the sentencing phase Monday, followed by rebuttal witnesses from prosecutors, then closing arguments to the jury. Deliberations could begin mid-week...."

http://www.necn.com/news/new-englan...r-Tsarnaevs-Sentence-This-Week-303258721.html
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The Childhood Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Was Pretty Normal, Leaving Questions As To What Changed

http://www.bustle.com/articles/8229...y-normal-leaving-questions-as-to-what-changed
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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
So, Sr. Helen Prejean just walked past me in the hallway, headed to courtroom 9. Will she testify for the #Tsarnaev defense this morning?

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev defense team hopes the famous anti-death penalty advocate will be their last witness; govt hopes to limit -or block- her testimony

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 55m 55 minutes ago
I'm back at federal court where we should find out if the defense can call anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 57m 57 minutes ago
Getting settled into courtroom 9 for what will be the 9th day of the #Tsarnaev defense case.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 46m 46 minutes ago
The #Tsarnaev defense team could rest today; when it does, the prosecution will begin its rebuttal case. Possible both finish this week.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 25m 25 minutes ago
I haven't gone silent; we're just waiting for the judge and legal teams to emerge from another conference in chambers. #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 22m 22 minutes ago
OK, legal teams emerge... let's see if Sr. Helen will take the stand.
#Tsarnaev is brought in, quietly, and takes his seat.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 23m 23 minutes ago
The attorneys return from judge's chambers, no official word on whether Sister Prejean can testify @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 22m 22 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev has just been brought into court @NECN

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 20m 20 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev sits at defense table talking to attorney Judy Clarke, she smiles, laughs @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Defense lawyer Miriam Conrad has taken her place at the podium, w/a thick file and a cup of water, as we await jury and judge.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Judge and jury have yet to enter. Defense attorney Miriam Conrad is up at the podium with a large binder @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Judge & jury are here. We are about to begin @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19m 19 minutes ago
Defense calls Sister Helen Prejean as their next witness @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 20m 20 minutes ago
Judge/jury enter.
Defense calls Sr. Helen Prejean.

#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 19m 19 minutes ago
Several jurors turn to the courtroom door, watching her enter. Perhaps some know of her and her reputation? Her name rings a bell?

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18m 18 minutes ago
Sister Prejean is what the book & movie Dead Man Walking is based on @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18m 18 minutes ago
Several of the jurors craned their necks as Sister Prejean entered the courtroom. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 19m 19 minutes ago
Prejean tells the jurors she's been a Catholic nun since 1957, currently based in New Orleans.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18m 18 minutes ago
Prejean says she became a nun in 1957. Says she established a prison ministry. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean says her prison ministry is primarily for death row inmates. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 18m 18 minutes ago
Prejean used to teach middle- and high-school English, taught religious ed., established a prison ministry.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 18m 18 minutes ago
Prejean: our ministry focuses on families of death row inmates, but we also work with the families of victims.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean: I visited with Dzhokhar in early March for the first time; she smiles at him when asked to ID him in court.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean says she was asked by the defense team to visit with #Tsarnaev - met with him in early March before trial started @NECN

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean on her role:"be by their side, let them to know they have dignity, help them to come to grips & take responsibility" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean: I wanted to meet with him, same reason I met with other people who have done terrible crimes, "to accompany him."

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean: I wanted to be by his side, let him know that he has a dignity.
I help prisoners come to grips---
Objection.
She stops.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean: I knew #Tsarnaev was Muslim before I met with him; I looked into the Koran and Islam, to see what we had in common.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Prejean says she met with #Tsarnaev five times over the past few months @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Prejean: I have met with #Tsarnaev five times from March until just a couple of days ago.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean: "I'm not sure he'd ever met a nun before. He was very open and receptive. He was pleasant. Good."

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean: I looked at his face and thought oh my god, he's so young, which he is. "I sensed he was very respectful."

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Prejean: "I walked in the room & looked at his face & I remembered thinking oh God he's so young" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Prejean says when she & #Tsarnaev would discuss religion he was "always respectful" @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean: I told him that as a Catholic, like a Muslim, our goal is to do the will of god.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Prejean: We talked about his crimes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15m 15 minutes ago
Prejean: #Tsarnaev disagreed with me about religion, but "it was very, always respectful".

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Prejean says she talked to #Tsarnaev about the victims "he said it emphatically, he said no one deserves to suffer like they did" @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 14m 14 minutes ago
Prejean: "He said it emphatically, he said,"No one deserves to suffer like they did'," #Tsarnaev said of his victims.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 14m 14 minutes ago
Prejean says #Tsarnaev seemed sincere to her. His answer was spontaneous; "I had every reason to believe that it was sincere."

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Prejean: "It was his voice...It had pain in it actually." He lowered his eyes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Prejean: "his face registered it & he kind of lowered his eyes" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 13m 13 minutes ago
Prejean on #Tsarnaev voice: "it had pain in it actually when he said what he did about 'nobody deserves that'" @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Prejean: I thought #Tsarnaev was "genuinely sorry for what he did."

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Prejean: When he said what he did, "I knew, I felt it."

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11m 11 minutes ago
Prejean: "Can I talk about the experiences I've had with other prisoners - no - I didn't think so, just checking it out" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Prejean: Can I talk about my experiences with other prisoners?
- No.
- ok

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Conrad: Do you believe Jahar is unrepentant?
- Objection.
- Sustained.

#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Conrad: Do you believe #Tsarnaev is untouched--
Objection.
Sustained.

Nothing further.
Weinreb to cross.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
Defense tries a few more questions, government objects, judge sustains. Defense is done with direct @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Weinreb: You don't live here?
Prejean: No.
W: But the defense asked you here?
P: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
W: You think capital punishment is never appropriate, no matter the crime?
P: Yes.
W: Your group is funded by your speaking fees?
P: Yes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
Weinreb: You're known as one of the leading death penalty opponents in the US?
Prejean: Yes
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
W: You're one of the best-known anti-death penalty advocates in the country?
P: Yes.
Nothing further.

#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Defense begins redirect.
Defense: Would you tell the jury he was sincerely remorseful if you didn't believe it?
Prejean: no
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Prejean: I would not tell the jury #Tsarnaev was remorseful if I really didn't believe it.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Prejean: The defense isn't paying a dime for me to be here.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Sister Prejean is excused @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
BREAKING: the defense rests in the penalty phase of the marathon bombings trial @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 27m 27 minutes ago
Judge calls laywers to sidebar after defense attorney Judy Clarke says the defense rests.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 27m 27 minutes ago
Defense then requests a sidebar. It is very brief. Judge explains the govt has an opportunity for rebuttal @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 26m 26 minutes ago
BREAKING: Prosecutors immediately begin their rebuttal case against #Tsarnaev.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 26m 26 minutes ago
The first government rebuttal witness is FBI agent Michelle Nicolet @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 24m 24 minutes ago
Nicolet is "unit chief" on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF); she oversees SAMs (restrictions on prisoner communications).

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 25m 25 minutes ago
Nicolet says she is the unit chief for the Joint Terrorism Task Force, she monitors SAMs inmates @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 24m 24 minutes ago
Nicolet explains to the jury how the SAMs renewal process works. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 24m 24 minutes ago
Nicolet: a prisoner's SAMs might expire naturally, or be modified based on a prisoner's requests.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 23m 23 minutes ago
Nicolet: We take a fresh look at it every year & if does not warrant it anymore, we allow it to lapse @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 22m 22 minutes ago
Nicolet: There's no way to predict how long an inmate's SAMs (Special Administrative Measures) will last; also, sometimes they're violated.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 23m 23 minutes ago
Govt asks if SAMs in this case have been modified.
Nicolet says yes as defense objects. Judge sustains but jury heard answer @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 22m 22 minutes ago
Govt: Have terrorists at ADX come off of SAMs?
Nicolet: yes
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 22m 22 minutes ago
Govt done with direct. Defense begins cross examination asking about the SAMs renewal process @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 23m 23 minutes ago
That's it from government for Nicolet.
Tim Watkins will cross-examine her.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 22m 22 minutes ago
Watkins: Your groupd takes ongoing input about whether and how SAMs might be renewed or modified?
Nicolet: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 21m 21 minutes ago
(Generally, govt. wants to make it look like #Tsarnaev's prison restrictions could get relaxed over time.)

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 21m 21 minutes ago
Nicolet says while fed bureau of prisons is not directly involved in SAMs discussion its input can come in thru local office @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 22m 22 minutes ago
(#Tsarnaev Defense wants the SAMs to seem as onerous as possible.)

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 21m 21 minutes ago
Watkins: SAMs get modified, but they can also tougher, right?
Nicolet: Yes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 20m 20 minutes ago
Nicolet: We can make modifications but it's ultimately up to BOP whether they implement those
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 20m 20 minutes ago
Defense: Isn't it true no court has ever ordered a SAMs to be vacated?
Nicolet: I am not aware that that has ever happened
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 20m 20 minutes ago
Watkins: No court has ever ordered a SAMs to be vacated, right?
Nicolet: I'm not aware of any situation where that's happened.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 20m 20 minutes ago
Nicolet: I am aware of an instance where the court has ordered the SAMs to be modified
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 19m 19 minutes ago
Nicolet: I am aware of an instance where the court has ordered the SAMs to be modified, yes.
Watkins: What case is that?
N: This one.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19m 19 minutes ago
Defense: what case is that?
Nicolet: it's this one
Defense: your Honor may we be seen at sidebar
Judge: okay
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15m 15 minutes ago
Watkins is back up.
W: How about SAMs for prisoners who have been *sentenced*, have those ever been modified?
Nicolet: I don't think so.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18m 18 minutes ago
Defense suggesting the court requested but didn't order the SAMs modification. Nicolet seemed pretty confident in her answer
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17m 17 minutes ago
Sidebar over. Defense teams goes over a few things at its table @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15m 15 minutes ago
Watkins is done.
Mellin back for re-cross.

M: Have prisoners on SAMs had them removed since 2002?
N: Yes, they have.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17m 17 minutes ago
Def: regarding SAMs on prisoners that have been sentenced has there ever been court order that vacated or modified the SAMs
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
Nicolet: not that I'm aware of
Defense is done with cross examination
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
Govt begins redirect. Asks if there have been individuals on SAMs since 2002 that have been modified
Nicolet: yes there are
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
Government done with redirect. Nicolet is excused. Judge calls another sidebar @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Sidebar done. AUSA Steve Mellin asks for a moment to talk to the lawyers @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
The next government rebuttal witness is warden John Oliver, in charge of the Colorado supermax prison complex @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Govt calls next witness: Warden John Oliver, from the ADX facility in Florence, Colorado.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
AUSA Mellin: Is Florence, Colorado in Siberia?
Oliver: No, it is not.
M: How often does it snow there?
O: Not very often.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Mellin asks about Florence, CO prison complex. He says contrary to snowy photo defense shared it doesn't snow often there @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Govt is directly addressing this harsh photo, shown by the defense, suggesting the facility is on frozen tundra.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13m 13 minutes ago
Warden Oliver says many of his employees also live in and around the Florence area.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Oliver tells jurors about his long career working at prisons throughout the country, including federal death row.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Oliver: An ADX inmate gets 5 social visits maximum every month. Unlimited legal visits.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11m 11 minutes ago
Oliver: an inmate at ADX is permitted 5 social visits per month, regardless of SAMs...unlimited legal visits @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver says H Unit phase 1 inmate will get two 15 minute phone calls per month, phase 2 is 3 calls, phase 3 is 4 calls @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: When an inmate first arrives, he gets 2 social phone calls/month, 15 mins each. Can earn more as time goes on.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: An inmate can write and receive an unlimited amount of mail, social or legal; inmates can write books, too.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Mellin: Can an inmate write a book?
Oliver: Yes sir they can
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Govt: Is there a bed & desk in the cells?
Oliver: yes
Govt: Can an inmate watch prison programming in the cells?
Oliver: Yes
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: ADX cells have beds, desks, prisoners can watch "prison programming" in the cells; they can exercise in cells too.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Oliver says an H Unit inmate can work & there are various reason they can come out of their cells @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Oliver says an H Unit inmate can earn a college degree @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: Inmates leave their cells for visits, work, showers, education, legal and social visits, to speak to staff.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: Inmates can earn college degrees while at ADX.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9m 9 minutes ago
Oliver: If SAMs are removed, then an inmate likely gets moved - either to general population or into our "step-down program".
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Oliver: If the SAMs is removed an inmate is removed from the H Unit
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Mellin: if an inmate has some notoriety does that dictate by itself where an inmate will end up?
Oliver: no sir it doesn't
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Oliver: If an inmate's SAMs are removed, he may communicate with the media.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Govt: If an inmate has the SAMs removed may that inmate communicate with the media?
Oliver: yes sir
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Oliver says inmates may communicate with each other during rec time through mesh. Govt done with direct. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Oliver: Inmates get at least 10 hours/week rec time, indoors and outdoors, during which they can talk to each other.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Tim Watkins to cross examine Oliver.

W: Was it snowing in Colorado last week?
O: In Denver, not in Florence.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Defense: you went back to Colorado this weekend, was it snowing?
Oliver: it was snowing in Denver not in Florence
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4m 4 minutes ago
Under cross examination Oliver says he started as warden at Florence, Colorado prison complex in October 2014
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Defense: there are some inmates because of the crime they commit who will always be a safety issue correct?
Oliver: no sir
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4m 4 minutes ago
Watkins: You always consider the initial reason that a prisoner was sent to you when thinking about changing his conditions?
Oliver: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
W: You have self-described "patriots" in your prison population, those who would see it as a sign of honor to harm a Muslim?
O: I don't know

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
W: How about prisoners who want to harm another inmate who killed a child?
O: I think that's true in many prisons.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Defense:for some inmates it's sign of honor to go after an inmate who killed a child?
Oliver:that's a concern at all prisons
@NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Oliver agrees an inmate will remain in phase one for at least a year in H Unit
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 58s 58 seconds ago
Oliver: Inmates at ADX can transition from phase 1 to 2 to 3, getting them to "less restrictive environments" along the way.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 55s 56 seconds ago
Oliver says under cross examination, many inmates remain in phase two at least a year @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3s 4 seconds ago
Oliver says inmates with no contact SAMs cannot go to phase three unless their SAMs are modified @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9s 9 seconds ago
Oliver says he does provide information to the people making the SAMs decisions @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 20 seconds ago
Oliver says there are two jobs for orderlies in H Unit, "it's a very, very popular job" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 14s 14 seconds ago
Oliver: Inmate jobs are "orderlies"; they clean showers and the common areas of the prison.
"It's a very popular job."
Only 2 get to do it.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 32s 32 seconds ago
Oliver says he is currently housing 29 inmates in the H Unit at ADX @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 36s 36 seconds ago
Oliver: Inmates like the extra time out of their cells; some wait years to be orderlies.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 47s 47 seconds ago
Oliver points out under cross that the BOP can move someone with SAMs out of ADX @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 25s 25 seconds ago
Defense points out ADX is specially modified for SAMs inmates. Oliver agrees @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 30s 31 seconds ago
Defense: In order to be held at a different security level, the DOJ has to concur.
Oliver: no sir it does not
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
The jury forewoman, among others, is paying close attention to this discussion over just how restrictive #Tsarnaev's prison life might be.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 17s 18 seconds ago
Oliver says inmates can leave for medical or court transport reasons, other short term reasons @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Watkins: is the general population of ADX is completely different from gen. pop. of a normal US Prison?
Oliver: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 27s 27 seconds ago
Oliver: At ADX, general population is still restricted in terms of movement, recreation; still in single cells.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 42s 42 seconds ago
Defense gets Oliver to agree the 13 special factors are considered in all moving decisions.
Defense: publicity?
Oliver: yes
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 26s 26 seconds ago
Defense on notoriety: There's nothing that good conduct will do for that right?
Oliver: no sir
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Defense: and the nature of the crime, you can't change that?
Oliver: yes sir that's correct
@NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
W: Outside recreation happens in cages, surrounded by high walls, about 90 minutes a day?
O: Yes. They also talk through doors and pipes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Oliver says inmates communicate through steel doors, plumbing, etc. Says they have capability to record that
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
W: You can audio- and video-tape all inmate interactions?
O: We have capability.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
W: A family wanting the cheapest flight to visit would have to fly to Denver?
O: Or Colorado Springs.
W: And there's traffic.
O: Not always.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40s 40 seconds ago
Defense: A family hoping to get the cheapest fare there would fly to Denver?
Oliver: they could fly into Colorado Springs
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 51s 52 seconds ago
Watkins: Inmates can only have one visitor at a time, so if a family of three visits, they take turns?
Oliver: Yes, we try to accommodate.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 33s 34 seconds ago
Oliver says when an inmate's family is flying in, they try to schedule visits & accommodate them @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6s 6 seconds ago
Oliver says the visits are recorded & monitored by the FBI. Visits can be stopped if something "untoward" goes on @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Watkins: These visits are monitored by someone there, listening to everything that's said?
Oliver: Yes sir.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 23s 24 seconds ago
Oliver agrees all social letters are reviewed, not legal mail @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10s 11 seconds ago
Oliver agrees if an inmate wrote a book, the FBI would analyze it for anything that could threaten national security @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15s 15 seconds ago
Watkins: If an inmate wrote a book, you read it when it's mailed out?
Oliver: Yes.
W: Any security threats in it would be removed?
O: Yes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · now
Oliver says anything untoward written in a book & it wouldn't be delivered @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 24s 25 seconds ago
Watkins: Inmate can place a phone call overseas, right? For relatives abroad?
Oliver: Yes.

#Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Watkins: If call disconnects because of a technical issue before 15 mins are up, then inmate loses call?
Oliver: We try to get call back.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Defense is done with cross examination of Oliver. Govt begins redirect @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Watkins is done, Mellin back for re-direct.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Govt: does anyone listen to legal visits?
Oliver: no sir we do not
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Mellin: Rules are relaxed once prisoner is off SAMs?
Oliver: Yes.

Mellin: Does anyone listen to or record a legal visit?
Oliver: No.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Oliver: We open and review social mail; we do not open outgoing legal mail.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Oliver explains how the prison goes through incoming & outgoing mail, they read it, FBI scans it, sent out or returned @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Govt: A book can be sent under legal mail & BOP would not know about it correct?
Oliver: yes
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
M: An inmate's book could be sent out under legal mail and you'd never know about it?
O: Yes sir.

#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Mellin: The Bureau of Prisons is always making moves to make conditions less strict for inmates?
Oliver: Yes.

#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Govt: are there inmates that are on SAMs that are not at ADX?
Oliver: yes sir there are
@NECN #Tsarnaev


Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Govt: the BOP is making an attempt at all times to lessen restrictions on inmates correct?
Oliver: yes sir it is
@NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Mellin is done; Warden Oliver steps down.
Judge calls for morning recess.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
The attorneys are back from judge's chambers after morning break @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 20m 20 minutes ago
Judge's clerk summons all the attorneys back to chambers. Jury and #Tsarnaev are still out of the room.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Lawyers emerge from chambers.
We could be nearing the end of this second and final phase of the #Tsarnaev trial.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
judge and jury enter.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11m 11 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev is back in court, seated between his attorneys @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
BREAKING: Government rests in #Tsarnaev case. All testimony & evidence is complete.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
BREAKING: after rebuttal the prosecution rests in the penalty phase of the marathon bombings trial @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
During the penalty phase, the govt called 19 witnesses, the defense called 44 witnesses over 11 days of testimony @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Over the entire trial - guilt & penalty phases - 154 witnesses were called to the stand over 27 days of testimony @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Judge tells jurors they will hear closing arguments & instructions on Wednesday; jury will have tomorrow off.
Deliberations to start Wed.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Judge to jury: "I strongly caution you" not to discuss this case, research anything, form any opinions, watch media.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday. Judge will then charge the jury before it gets to deliberate on life or death @NECN #Tsarnaev
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Sister Prejean of Dead Man Walking fame tells jury Tsarnaev is ‘genuinely sorry’

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...inely-sorry/v5sJZ2xeQheCWkwffBlaxI/story.html

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Nun: Tsarnaev 'sincerely remorseful' about Boston bombing victims

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/us/boston-bombing-tsarnaev-sentencing/index.html
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[jacct]

Thanks so much for the tweets YorN!!! Now to wait until Wednesday for the closing arguments.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6h 6 hours ago
Sister Helen Prejean testifies in #Tsarnaev defense, saying she believes he feels remorse

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6h 6 hours ago
Defense asks the judge to remove the aggravating factor of victim impact related to the death of Martin Richard @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6h 6 hours ago
Defense says there were no witnesses & no evidence to establish allegation #Tsarnaev caused injury, harm & loss to Richard & family @NECN

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :gaah:

Unbelievable! :stormingmad:

Link: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/...D2WPJ4ltl81ut9cGTiyGbp7QLM8PHV0_zRyskay70bAz0

Link: https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/...YSRVfnbrF2_CYC_dcrKNoQgQ21ZSwX-l0DlbISdXGUUpQ

RIP little boy :candle:

 

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Does Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserve to be executed? Wait, does it even matter? (an opinion)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-wait-does-it-even-matter/?wprss=rss_national

 

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Prosecutors say they've shown impact of boy's bombing death

"...On Tuesday, prosecutors responded that they have shown that 8-year-old Martin Richard "was a beloved son and brother" whose slaying was witnessed by his family and caused "grievous harm and continuing grief."...

Liz Norden, the mother of brothers J.P. and Paul Norden, who each lost a leg in the bombings, was unmoved by what Prejean had to say about Tsarnaev.

"If he was that remorseful, then he should have gotten up on the stand and said how sorry he is," Norden said. "To have other people get up and talk on his behalf, it means nothing to me."..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...-havent-shown-impact-of-boys-death/ar-BBjBcQL

 

[jojo87]

Strangely enough hearing what the Sister had to say did move me a little. I'm a (very much) lapsed Catholic and have always been against the death penalty in principal but having followed some awful cases here I've recently struggled with that. Sister Prejeans testimony kind of reminded me why I have always believed its wrong even though she didn't talk about that point of view.
Weird. I wonder if anyone on the jury felt that.

 

[ktgirl]

Strangely enough hearing what the Sister had to say did move me a little. I'm a (very much) lapsed Catholic and have always been against the death penalty in principal but having followed some awful cases here I've recently struggled with that. Sister Prejeans testimony kind of reminded me why I have always believed its wrong even though she didn't talk about that point of view.
Weird. I wonder if anyone on the jury felt that.

Sister Helen spoke at my (Catholic) high school when I was a teenager. I am anti-death penalty (but there are some extremely heinous cases where I waiver) due largely to my Catholic upbringing (I am not so religious now) and the fact that the death penalty is more expensive to the public than LWOP due to appeals, etc. I also think it's too easy - IMO the perfect punishment for someone like Tsarnaev would be spending the rest of his life in GENERAL POPULATION (ie: let the other prisoners have at him).

When Sr. Helen spoke at my school, I remember being unimpressed with her because she didn't seem so much to be spouting off the usual reasons Catholics give for opposing the death penalty but instead she went on and on about how sure she was that the murderers she'd worked with were truly sorry (and that a few were innocent). Even as a teen, she struck me as being worked over by narcissistic sociopaths who had laid on the charm and manipulation to convince her they were truly sorry....just like I'm sure Tsarnaev did.

Like I said, I'm anti-death penalty but this is one of the cases where I won't really be bothered if he gets the DP.

 

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11 things we learned in the sentencing phase of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...rnaev-trial/BsHAZVzuR7hfThphB1vlYP/story.html
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Lock Boston bomber away for life without parole: Our view (The Editorial Board)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...67/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Give Tsarnaev the death penalty: Opposing view

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...-boston-marathon-editorials-debates/27200823/

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
I'm inside courtroom 9 as attorneys prepare to give closing arguments in the penalty phase of the marathon bombings trial @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The courtroom is packed with people - survivors, law enforcement, media, the public - as we get ready to begin @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Courtroom 9 is packed for the first time in a couple of weeks - areas for general public and for victims/survivors are full.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev enters, head down, hands wringing. Immediately, as is his custom, begins talking to his legal team.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev has just walked in the courtroom & is now seated between his attorneys @NECN

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The closing arguments will be delivered by AUSA Steve Mellin for the government & Judy Clarke for the defense @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
AUSA Steve Mellin, who will deliver the prosecution's main closing argument, is pacing around court, arms crossed, stretching his back...

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev meantime appears to be intently reading something on the defense table. He's generally not this interested.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
There's a nervous energy in the air in courtroom 9. Clerk comes in & asks if the attorneys are ready. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The courtroom is nearly silent. All attorneys are seated & waiting for judge and jury @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Among those here: Survivors Karen Brassard, Eric Whalley, Carlos Arredondo; family of MIT officer Sean Collier; mother of victims Liz Norden

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Also here for closings: Watertown police chief Ed Deveau, FBI ASAC Vince Lisi, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, among others.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
In the courtroom is Sean Collier's stepdad Joe Rogers, survivor Karen Brassard, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, among others @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
#Tsarnaev rests his head on his hand, looks straight ahead as we wait @NECN

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Also in court FBI Special Agent in Charge Vincent Lisi, Watertown Police Chief Ed Deveau @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Judge and jury are in court. We will begin soon @NECN #Tsarnaev