Bergholz (United States)

Type: City

Name: Bergholz (United States)

population: 743

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Amish inmates can skip high school classes

Amish imprisoned in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have been granted a religious freedom exemption from a requirement to attend high school equivalency classes behind bars.The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Wednesday that Amish bishop Samuel ... [Published Canton Repository - May 23 2013]

Entities: Amish, Bergholz (United States), Bureau of Prisons

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 2 reports

Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting prison terms get underway

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Five members of a breakaway Ohio Amish sect head to federal prison on Friday to begin serving sentences for hate crimes, leaving behind a tight-knit religious group coping with the absence of parents for nearly 50 children.The leader ... [Published Town Hall - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Amish, Bergholz (United States), Elizabeth Miller, prison

First reported Feb 11 2013 - Updated Feb 11 2013 - 1 reports

Bergholz: Amish 'manage' while some are in jail

BERGHOLZ -- In just one month's time, the 16 Amish men and women convicted of federal hate crimes are set to be sentenced in Cleveland.But out here in Bergholz, it's their families who are trying to prepare for a future with or without them.Nine men are ... [Published WKYC News - Feb 11 2013]

Entities: Bergholz (United States), Amish, prison, Sentencing Guidelines, Hate Crime

First reported Feb 09 2013 - Updated Feb 09 2013 - 1 reports

Amish bishop sentenced to 15 years for hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow religious followers

The ringleader in a series of unusual hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish religious followers in the U.S. was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr. told the judge that he had been blamed for running ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Feb 09 2013]

Entities: Amish, Hate Crime, Religion, Bergholz (United States)

Quotes

"They are doubling up the households and just doing whatever they can do to survive" Kotnik said

Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting prison terms get underway [Published Town Hall - Apr 12 2013]

"No matter if he gets life in prison, he will still be our bishop here" Wilma Mullet, his daughter, told the Times

Bergholz: Amish 'manage' while some are in jail [Published WKYC News - Feb 11 2013]

...were found guilty of "forcibly remov[ing] beard and head hair from practitioners of the Amish faith with whom they had ongoing religious disputes. "Sixteen people were sentenced to prison today for hate crimes arising out of a series of religiously-motivated assaults on practitioners of the Amish religion, announced Thomas E Perez, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; Steven M Dettelbach, the U S Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio; and Stephen Anthony, Special Agent in ChargeCharge of the FBI – Cleveland Field Office" the Justice Department announced...

16 Sent to Prison for Hate Crimes Against Amish [Published The Weekly Standard Blog - Feb 08 2013]

"I would rather they cut Saturdays than cut people's jobs" McCoy said

Time’s Up for Post Offices; Plan Would Cut Hours [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - Oct 14 2012]

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Amish inmates can skip high school classes [Published Canton Repository - May 23 2013]
Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting p... [Published Town Hall - Apr 12 2013]
Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting p... [Published FaithWorld - Apr 12 2013]
Bergholz: Amish 'manage' while some are in jail [Published WKYC News - Feb 11 2013]
Amish bishop sentenced to 15 years for hair- an... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Feb 09 2013]
16 Sent to Prison for Hate Crimes Against Amish [Published The Weekly Standard Blog - Feb 08 2013]
Mullet ready to take punishment for Amish attacks [Published Canton Repository - Feb 08 2013]
Time’s Up for Post Offices; Plan Would Cut Hours [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - Oct 14 2012]
Jury finds 16 Amish guilty of conspiracy [Published WKYC News - Sep 21 2012]
Jury deliberations in Amish trial resume Tuesday [Published WKYC News - Sep 18 2012]
Jury deliberating in Amish-on-Amish attacks trial [Published WKYC News - Sep 13 2012]
Bishop testifies against fellow Amish [Published New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Sep 13 2012]
Amish trial Update: Prosecution closing ends; d... [Published WKYC News - Sep 12 2012]
April 30: Lawyers spar over jailing of Ohio Ami... [Published New Philadelphia Times-Reporter - Aug 14 2012]

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Ohio Amish families struggle as beard-cutting p... [Published FaithWorld - Apr 12 2013] (Members of an Amish community fill sandbags to be placed along the levy in Canton, Missouri, in this June 17, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Frank Polich) Five members of a breakaway Ohio Amish sect head to federal prison on Friday to begin serving sentences ...
16 Sent to Prison for Hate Crimes Against Amish [Published The Weekly Standard Blog - Feb 08 2013] The Justice Department announced that 16 folks would be sent to prison for hate crimes against Amish folks. The defendants, who range in age from 23 to 67 and all lived in Ohio, were found guilty of "forcibly remov[ing] beard and head hair from practitioners ...