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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Investigation launched after another woman at a Cheshire prison dies

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10 months ago

Oversight investigators find deputy gang ‘logo’ outside Los Angeles women’s jail

LA Times

A deputy gang has left its mark at the women’s jail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the sticker has since been removed — and last week Sheriff Robert Luna faulted oversight officials for not telling him about the image sooner. In recent years there have been some indications in reports that the Regulators, one of the older gangs …

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1 year ago

The Struggle For Trans Rights In Prison

Huff Post

Inside The Brutal Struggle For Trans Care In Prison Trans people across the country are facing an assault on their right to exist — but being transgender in prison is uniquely difficult. “The department has come a long way in its care and treatment for those in our custody regardless of whether they are transgender or not.” Hokyoung Kim for …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby demand 'cowardly' child killer is dragged to court for sentencing - as Government vows to FORCE nurse to attend if she refuses to face victims' families

Daily Mail

Parents of babies murdered by Lucy Letby last night demanded a law change to stop 'cowardly' offenders from 'hiding' when they are sentenced. Children's nurse Lucy Letby went on a year-long killing spree while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital Letby cries as she listens to the first guilty verdicts being read out by the foreman of the jury …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects. Investigators will look at living conditions, access to medical and mental health care, use of excessive force by …

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1 year, 9 months ago

L.A. federal prison guard gets 10-year sentence for raping inmate in her cell

LA Times

A former federal corrections officer was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for raping an inmate, who was severely ill with COVID-19 at the time, in her cell. U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II imposed the maximum penalty on Jose Viera, 49, who admitted in May that he sexually assaulted the woman in December 2020 at the U.S. …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Evidence from Veronica Nelson's final days casts a bright light into Victoria's prison system

ABC

Crouched in her cell so she could speak through a metal grate in the bottom of the door, Kylie Bastin tried to calm her friend Veronica Nelson. Ms Bastin would have gone to support her, but the Dame Phyllis Frost women's prison was in lockdown overnight, so none of the women could leave their cells. She told the inquest her …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Veronica Nelson faced 'disgusting behaviour' from officers in her dying days, prison supervisor says

ABC

A Victorian prison supervisor has told a coronial inquest some junior corrections staff showed "disgusting behaviour" towards a dying Aboriginal woman as she called out for help during her final two days. Key points: Veronica Nelson called for help as vomiting, cramps and pain worsened during her two days in prison Despite 13 calls during her first night in the …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Woman left to give birth alone in prison cell despite calling for help, report finds

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman whose baby died during childbirth at Bronzefield jail …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Ghislaine Maxwell is awarded $13.70 in legal compensation after pursuing 'child sex abuse victim'