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Baltimore defendants can spend weeks in jail before given the opportunity to post bail

Shykill Brewer, who was arrested on a misdemeanor drug charge days before Christmas, is among dozens of Baltimore suspects who have been detained for days with no chance at release, […]
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Bill seeks new restrictions on sterilizations in Calif. prisons

A California state senator introduced legislation to limit sterilization surgeries in state prisons, jails and detention centers after the Center for Investigative Reporting found that 132 women received tubal ligations […]
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Mentally ill California prison inmate dies after being pepper sprayed

As California prison officials began looking into the September death of a breathing-impaired inmate who had been pepper-sprayed by a guard, they found themselves facing unusual interference and oversight from […]
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California probation officers overwhelmed with GPS monitoring alerts

Electronic monitoring was supposed to help Los Angeles County deal with the influx of thousands of felons moved out of California's prison system to ease overcrowding. The nation's largest probation […]
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Ernest Lacy law goes unused in Wisconsin police custody deaths

Of the 18 deaths in law enforcement custody from 2008 through 2012 in Milwaukee County, 12 were classified as suicide or natural. Officials at every level have used those rulings […]
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Wisconsin releasing sex offenders at higher rate

Wisconsin officials have nearly quadrupled the number of offenders released from state custody after they were committed as sexually violent persons. The risks to residents are reasonable, officials say, because […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Pollution control plans, juvenile justice and inmate deaths

Wis. freeing more sex offenders from mental lockup | WisconsinWatch.org Wisconsin officials have nearly quadrupled the number of offenders released from state custody after they were committed as sexually violent […]
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Direct Commitment forces Florida teens to choose between juvenile or prison

The 4th Judicial Circuit, which consists of Duval, Clay and Nassau counties, dramatically leads the state in the number of juveniles incarcerated through a method called direct commitment. That’s usually […]
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Lax prison policies questioned after Pa. guard’s killing

Attorneys for an inmate accused of murdering a federal correctional officer cited a Citizens' Voice investigation into the case as they laid the groundwork Wednesday to spare him from the death penalty. For […]
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Guards may be responsible for half of prison sexual assaults

Jail and prison officials are reporting an increase in allegations of sex abuse, according to a new report from the Justice Department. ProPublica broke down the numbers and found some […]
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