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Other lives: Countertenor and singing teacher who was dedicated to promoting diversity in opera performance

The Guardian - UK

‘This could have been prevented’: Family of woman killed when she couldn’t get abortion announces lawsuit plans

‘When I found out that this was preventable…that wound that has never healed opened wider,’ said Amber Thurman’s mother

The Independent UK

Trump faces humiliation at Fulton jail

"This is not a federal prison of white-collar criminals here," Georgia lawyer warns

Salon

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Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence

The jail in Georgia where former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender on Thursday is plagued with violence and other problems

The Independent UK

Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county

Lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing say they've reached a settlement with the county

The Independent UK

DOJ to probe Fulton County Jail after death of mentally ill inmate

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of conditions in the Fulton County Jail, citing the Sept. 13 death of a homeless and mentally ill man in the lockup’s psychiatric wing.

Tribune News Service

Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

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Georgia Jail Officials Resign After Inmate Found Dead and Covered With Insects

"They put that man in that cell, left him there to die," said an attorney for the man's family. "And that's exactly what happened."

Reason

Man dies after being 'eaten alive' by bed bugs in filthy jail cell as staff did nothing

WARNING: contains images which some readers may find distressing. 35-year-old LaShawn Thompson was placed into a psychiatric wing after being arrested on a misdemeanour charge and died three months later

Daily Mirror

Man found dead eaten by bed bugs in Atlanta jail, lawyer says

Family of Lashawn Thompson call for criminal investigation after his death in custody in filthy jail cell

The Guardian - US

Meet Soapy, Jimmy Carter’s longtime barber and fellow ‘tough old bird’

AMERICUS, Ga. — On any given day during much of James “Soapy” Herndon’s ongoing, 62-year run as a barber, passersby might have spotted his shop filled not with clients but with Secret Service agents.

Tribune News Service

Judge tosses indictment against Fulton County officers in jail death

ATLANTA — A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Monday threw out a grand jury indictment against six current and former detention officers who were charged with murder in connection with the 2018 death of a Fulton County Jail detainee.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s like putting your soul on a dinner plate’: can anyone sing if they try?

Sky Arts’ current series proudly announces Anyone Can Sing. Its coach, tenor Nicky Spence, explains that however vocally challenged you might think you are, you can find your inner diva

The Guardian - UK

Big interview: Emile Heskey – “I wouldn’t say England was toxic, but it could be very intimidating”

Did his missed chances ever get him down? Why did England's Golden Generation fail? What was that DJ celebration all about? Your questions answered

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