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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Judges reveal regret at handing out indefinite jail terms and call for end to scandal

Senior judges regret imposing indefinite jail terms that unjustly trapped minor offenders in prison for decades.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

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

Review of information sharing regarding medical conditions for prisoners is necessary after a death related to epilepsy in a west London prison.
fromNew York Post
2 months 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
3 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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