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A postal worker died from a massive stroke while police and jail staff ignored him for hours. Now they face a federal lawsuit

Officers reportedly watched as Kingsley Fifi Bimpong writhed around in a pool of his own urine on the floor of a jail cell until he was ‘cold to the touch’

The Independent UK

Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail

Republicans in a Georgia Senate committee have advanced a bill that would force the city of Atlanta to let the Fulton County sheriff use the city jail for no more than the cost of maintaining it

The Independent UK

Justice Department Finds 'Dehumanizing' Filth and Violence at Atlanta Jail Where Man Died Covered in Bugs

Justice Department investigators found squalid living conditions, unchecked violence, and illegal mistreatment of minors and mentally ill inmates.

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Meerut: Four police officials suspended after jail inmate died under suspicious circumstances, probe ordered

Four police officials were suspended with immediate effects following the suspicious death of a jail inmate lodged in Meerut District Jail. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments

Officials claim the policy is intended to prevent people from smuggling in contraband, but it allows shipments from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Reason

From beauty parlours to farming, prisoners in India’s jails are channeling their time into creative new outlets

Prisons in Kerala offer beauty services; Maharashtra prisons engage in farming activities for self-sustainability and revenue generation.

The Hindu

Shraddha murder case: Delhi HC directs Tihar Jail authorities to unlock accused Aaftab for 8 hours during daytime

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Tihar Jail Authorities to unlock accused Aaftab Poonawala for 8 hours during the time and lodge him in a solitary cell in the night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Detainees who died at Cook County Jail in 2023 remembered in vigil

The sheriff’s office said that of the 16 people who died in custody at the jail in 2023, five were overdoses and four were due to natural causes. Two were slain.

Chicago Sun-Times

Delhi: AAP's Satyendar Jain hospitalised after falling in Tihar Jail bathroom

Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain has been hospitalised after he slipped and fell in the bathroom at Delhi's Tihar Jail, officials said on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Pennsylvania county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had just punched a man. After his arrest, a mental health specialist at the county jail said Thompson should be sent to the hospital for psychiatric care.

Tribune News Service

In county jails, guards use pepper spray, stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

An investigation finds that corrections officers in Pennsylvania use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

WEKU

Another person dies at Louisville jail; 11th in less than a year

WEKU

Jail inmate participates in TMC video conference

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The Hindu

Punjab: Bikramjit Singh Majithia alleges insecure-poor facilities in jail; court puts jail authorities on notice

MOHALI: Former Cabinet Minister and now an accused in a drugs racket case, Bikramjit Singh Majithia alleged of being subjected to an insecure atmosphere and poor living conditions in jail. Majithia has filed a fresh application in the local court on Wednesday after which the court has put jail authorities…

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'Pathetic' school dinner mocked online as ex-prisoner says he ate better in jail

Chris Vangellow took to Facebook to complain after receiving a picture of his child's school dinner, as it contained just four chicken nuggets, plain white rice, and some off-colour carrots

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