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fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

West London prison staff failed to spot epilepsy risk before man, 32, found dead in cell

Darren Boamah died in his cell in HMP Wormwood Scrubs last January with wing staff not knowing he was epileptic. An investigation found more should be done to inform staff of prisoners' serious medical conditions.
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fromNew York Post
1 month ago

'Model prisoner' Luigi Mangione whines about wearing handcuffs, bulletproof vest - makes request to judge

Forcing the 27-year-old accused killer to continue appearing with his hands cuffed and sporting the vest will 'perpetuate a false narrative that Mr. Mangione is an unusual danger requiring extraordinary security measures,' his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo wrote in a legal filing.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Officer Pleads Guilty to Fatal Beating of Prisoner Seen on Camera

Christopher Walrath, a corrections officer, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the beating death of prisoner Robert Brooks.
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