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fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Morning Docket: 08.22.25 - Above the Law

Recent legal developments span court rulings, AI-related litigation impacts, sanctions against prosecutors, regulatory leadership changes, and improving bar passage rates.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Foreign criminals to face deportation after sentencing under new plans

Under the proposals, those who are given fixed-term sentences could be deported straight away and would be barred from re-entering the UK.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks 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
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Labour says Reform UK trying to divide communities' ahead of Farage speech on crime - UK politics live

Nigel Farage proposes ending early release for serious offenders and building 30,000 new prison places if elected as prime minister.
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
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 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
4 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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