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Illinois lawmakers shouldn't leave solitary confinement policies alone
Chicago Sun-Times· 22 hours agoNo matter what it is called — solitary confinement, isolation, segregation, restrictive housing, the...
Federal judge finds Georgia prison officials in contempt over confinement practices
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe contempt order stems from a civil case, Gumm v. Jacobs, in which, as a class, the people...
Lawmakers call for release of Putin’s ‘political prisoner number one'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAfter the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian human rights lawyer says Kremlin critic Vladimir...
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 7 days agoWASHINGTON — (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years...
Extreme heat in Louisiana’s prisons raises risks for incarcerated
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPeople incarcerated in Louisiana prisons, their families and advocates say the Department of...
After a minister killed his wife, Kazakhs address domestic violence taboo
Al Jazeera· 21 hours agoWarning: This article contains details of violent domestic abuse that some may find upsetting. On...
Despite outcry at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with...
Police see magic mushroom cases popping up across Peach State
News 12 Augusta· 7 days agoMultiple cases of magic mushrooms are popping up across Georgia. Police said they’re working to get...
What’s bothering Pritzker
Politico· 3 days ago...protection for those wishing to maintain and preserve our veterans’ graves,” she said in a statement. — Illinois lawmakers consider measures aimed at...
The Loadstar Explains: Abandoned ships – and abandoned crews - The Loadstar
The Loadstar· 6 days agoWorking and sleeping on a platform blasted by wind and tossed by waves, seafarers must also contend...