A law that takes effect on Nov. 24 allows people to sue over years-old assaults long past the criminal statute of limitations.
Tag: Prison Guards and Corrections Officers
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Behind a Migrant Shooting in Texas: A Warden and a Troubled Jail
Twin brothers in a small West Texas town were charged in the killing: one worked for the county; the other as warden of a private prison.
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Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count
Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the Department’s count.”
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Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
His term in solitary was perhaps the longest in American history. He described how he kept his sanity, and dignity, in an acclaimed memoir.
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N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system.