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Missouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it
CW39 NewsFix· 6 days agoA judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she...
Encounters with people in mental health crisis show bias: What the DOJ report says
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe report states officers escalated the situation and had the girl on the ground in handcuffs in less than three minutes. She was ultimately arrested on a charge of aggravated ...
Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes
ABC 26 New Orleans· 22 hours agoCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish judge on Thursday acquitted a former Syrian army general of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in his home country more than a decade ago, saying prosecutors f…
Messenger: Missouri fails when it comes to providing health care or food to poor people
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 2 days agoMissouri is winning another race to the bottom. Whether it is teacher pay or education funding, ...
N.J. county jail guard acquitted in death by suicide of inmate
NJ.com· 2 days agoA county jail guard was acquitted this week of criminal charges stemming from the 2017 death by...
The Safer Kentucky Act makes jails and prisons more dangerous under 'tough-on-crime' guise
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFrom 2022 to early 2024, Kentucky State Penitentiary operated at half capacity because of staff...
Ending the ‘code of silence’ on prison abuse | Editorial
NJ.com· 4 days agoThe worst Phil Murphy scandal is his neglect of Edna Mahan, the state’s only prison for women. The...
Stakeholders complain about lack of information on plan to shutter and rebuild Stateville and Logan...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSPRINGFIELD — After two lengthy and occasionally tense public meetings during which employees and...
A woman may be freed after 43 years for a grisly murder. Was a police officer the real killer?
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoA Missouri woman has spent 43 years in prison for a grisly 1980 murder that her lawyers say was...
Santa Cruz County jails collect mentally ill and fail to provide care, says a civil grand jury
San Mateo Daily Journal· 1 day agoLast week, a Santa Cruz County civil grand jury released a report exploring mental health care in...