#overcrowding
#overcrowding

Revealed: How investments firm is making thousands from leasing dozens of properties to 'customers'

Linehan O'Brien Investments faces criticism for treating tenants as 'customers' and allegedly overcrowding properties without proper documentation.

War of words at Rikers Island: Public advocate, correction officer union boss clash over conditions at jails | amNewYork

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams confronted overcrowding issues at Rikers Island, leading to a heated exchange with the Correction Officers' union.

UK politics

It's a scandal': Prisoners on IPP jail terms excluded from recall release scheme

UK politics

Prisoners to earn freedom after serving third of sentence under new plans

UK politics

Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour, minister signals

UK news

Prison shake-up announced to deal with overcrowding

Privacy professionals

Prison population reaches record high in England and Wales

NYC politics

fromwww.amny.com

War of words at Rikers Island: Public advocate, correction officer union boss clash over conditions at jails | amNewYork

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams confronted overcrowding issues at Rikers Island, leading to a heated exchange with the Correction Officers' union.

UK politics

It's a scandal': Prisoners on IPP jail terms excluded from recall release scheme

UK politics

Prisoners to earn freedom after serving third of sentence under new plans

UK politics

Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour, minister signals

UK news

Prison shake-up announced to deal with overcrowding

Privacy professionals

Prison population reaches record high in England and Wales

PREMIUMSpotlight: The strange history of Rikers Island part two: The crash

Rikers Island transitioned from a waste dump to a troubled correctional facility, facing issues of overcrowding and brutality.

Pets

40 dogs found 'hidden in cabinets' and 'crammed behind furniture' in NYC apartment

New York City

Artist CJ Hendry's NYC flower exhibition shut down by cops for 'public safety'

New York Islanders

fromBrooklyn Eagle

PREMIUMSpotlight: The strange history of Rikers Island part two: The crash

Rikers Island transitioned from a waste dump to a troubled correctional facility, facing issues of overcrowding and brutality.

Pets

40 dogs found 'hidden in cabinets' and 'crammed behind furniture' in NYC apartment

New York City

Artist CJ Hendry's NYC flower exhibition shut down by cops for 'public safety'

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#education

SF parents

The Sutton primary schools with too many students enrolled

London politics

The number of overcrowded secondary schools in Croydon revealed

NYC parents

The Croydon primary schools with too many students enrolled

SF parents

The Sutton primary schools with too many students enrolled

London politics

The number of overcrowded secondary schools in Croydon revealed

NYC parents

The Croydon primary schools with too many students enrolled

A major change to who gets to climb Mount Everest could be coming

Nepal will require climbers to have prior experience on similar peaks to obtain Everest permits.

The goal of the new regulations is to reduce overcrowding and improve safety on Mount Everest.

Miami food

fromMiami Herald

ICE has built a plexiglass tent city in Krome to house hundreds of immigrants

Krome Detention Center is expanding with a new plexiglass tent due to rising detainee numbers amidst mass deportation efforts.

#fire-safety

London ebike fire: landlords of grossly overcrowded' flat fined almost 100,000

Landlords fined for overcrowding and safety breaches after a fire killed a resident, revealing severe legal violations.

Landlord couple fined 90k over fatal flat fire

Landlords fined for housing offenses following a fire that resulted in a death due to overcrowding and neglect.

NYC real estate

fromAP News

3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Queens, NY, on Easter

Deadly house fire in Queens on Easter leads to three deaths and a serious injury due to overcrowding and safety violations.

London ebike fire: landlords of grossly overcrowded' flat fined almost 100,000

Landlords fined for overcrowding and safety breaches after a fire killed a resident, revealing severe legal violations.

Landlord couple fined 90k over fatal flat fire

Landlords fined for housing offenses following a fire that resulted in a death due to overcrowding and neglect.

NYC real estate

fromAP News

3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Queens, NY, on Easter

Deadly house fire in Queens on Easter leads to three deaths and a serious injury due to overcrowding and safety violations.

more#fire-safety

fromIrish Independent

Prisoner (33) dies of suspected drugs overdose in Midlands Prison, Portlaoise

The inmate's sudden death is now the subject of multiple investigations, necessitating inquiries by the Irish Prison Service, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons, and An Garda Siochana.

UK news

fromSFGATE

Yosemite to resume some campsite reservations following hiring freeze chaos

Yosemite National Park is partially resuming summer camping reservations after they were halted due to staffing challenges, releasing limited slots for several campgrounds.

SF parents

UK politics

Inmates to be jailed in police cells as prisons near capacity

Emergency measures, including housing prisoners in police cells, are in response to severe overcrowding in UK jails.

Operation Safeguard, activated by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, highlights the crisis in the UK's prison system and the financial burden on the government.

Children sleeping on the floor, overcrowding and no sanitary products - what those fleeing Ukraine war are said to have faced in four-star Dublin hotel

The asylum accommodation system in Ireland is facing significant issues, including overcrowding and inadequate conditions for vulnerable families.

UK news

Children sleeping on the floor, overcrowding, no sanitary products - what those fleeing Ukraine war 'faced in four-star Dublin hotel'

Asylum seekers in Ireland face inadequate living conditions despite state-funded accommodations, highlighting systemic failures in the system.

UK news

Children sleeping on the floor, overcrowding and no sanitary products - what those fleeing Ukraine war are said to have faced in four-star Dublin hotel

The asylum accommodation system in Ireland is facing significant issues, including overcrowding and inadequate conditions for vulnerable families.

UK news

Children sleeping on the floor, overcrowding, no sanitary products - what those fleeing Ukraine war 'faced in four-star Dublin hotel'

Asylum seekers in Ireland face inadequate living conditions despite state-funded accommodations, highlighting systemic failures in the system.

'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.

Mental health

fromwww.times-series.co.uk

My life as a prison officer: It wasn't just the smell that hit you. It was the noise'

Prisons are facing severe overcrowding and mental health crises, leading to increased violence and safety concerns for both inmates and staff.

Man fined for housing 18 people in three-bed house

A north London landlord was fined Â£37,000 for illegally operating overcrowded bedsits without a license.

London politics

'Rogue' landlord flouted law by cramming 18 people into three-bedroom house

fromwww.times-series.co.uk

Man fined for housing 18 people in three-bed house

A north London landlord was fined Â£37,000 for illegally operating overcrowded bedsits without a license.

London politics

'Rogue' landlord flouted law by cramming 18 people into three-bedroom house

Austin Animal Services Office releases fiscal year statistical report and waives adoption fees - Austin Monitor

Austin Animal Center waives adoption fees due to overcrowding, facilitating increased adoptions amid a significant intake of animals.

UK politics

fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk

'Tough on crime' policies behind prison crisis, says review

Current crime policies haven't decreased reoffending rates but have increased prison overcrowding.

Radical reforms are needed to prevent capacity issues in prisons by 2026.

Miscellaneous

fromeuronews

7 months ago

More than 100 missing in Nigeria after boat capsizes on river Niger

Overcrowding and lack of safety enforcement have contributed to a tragic boat accident in Nigeria with at least eight confirmed dead and many missing.

US news

fromWashington Post

7 months ago

After back-to-back hurricanes, animal shelters are 'in crisis'

Hurricane flooding has severely impacted animal shelters, forcing staff to relocate animals and exacerbating existing overcrowding issues nationwide.

fromwww.islingtongazette.co.uk

Views sought on bus route 'so packed schoolchildren have to wait ages to get home'

Concerns about overcrowding on the 499 bus route during school times have intensified, as local residents report significant delays and issues boarding the bus.

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