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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Death at Guys Marsh prison prompts call to curb illicit alcohol and drugs

A juried inquest determined that Sheldon Jeans died due to consuming illegal alcohol and unauthorized medications, leading to a call for specific policies to mitigate such risks.
Public health
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fromKqed
2 months ago

Banks Asking For Customer's Voice Samples | KQED

"These service reductions represent the beginning of a public safety crisis with potentially catastrophic consequences if the NWS is unable to retain the staff necessary to maintain around-the-clock weather monitoring in California."
California
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Robert Jenrick's call to arm prison officers is nonsense', governors say

The firearms/lethal force armouries suggestion is just headline-grabbing nonsense. If this was needed, why wouldn't armed police be deployed rather than creating another trained force in our service?
UK politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Former Death Row Prisoners Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Prison Move

Condemned prisoners are suing over potential transfer to a supermax prison after their sentences were commuted by Biden.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Dangerous inmates should not have access to prison kitchen, union chair says

Dangerous inmates were allowed access to a kitchen, leading to a violent attack on guards.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

The Triumph of a Doctrine of Cruelty in El Salvador

El Salvador is intensifying its approach to gang violence with the endorsement of the U.S. by deporting suspected gang members from the U.S.
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UK politics
fromIndependent
5 months ago

'A dangerous and shocking situation' - - overcrowded jails leading to inmates sleeping on cell floors and early release of criminals

Government's 'revolving-door' policy doubles early inmate releases amid overcrowded jails.
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