juror's only recourse to achieve a just verdict which would be NOT GUILTY. Is the defendant being singled out as "an example" in order to demonstrate government muscle? Much of today's "crime wave" consists of victimless crimes--crimes against the state, United States, or political crimes....
told reuters in a written statement on wednesday that he would dissolve the security forces of the toppled regime of bashar al-assad. his forces swept across syria in a lightning offensive that overthrew 50 years of assad family rule, replacing it with a three-...
Background: Contravention of prisoners' basic human rights, over-crowding, poor living conditions, food insecurity, disease and lack of access to medical care in prisons constitute a serious public health concern in many low-income count... DMM Badila,S Mapumulo,C Horwood,... 被引量: 0发表...
In New York City, the Department of Correction is cleaning and sanitizing cells, common spaces, showers and transport buses more regularly. Anyone sick at Rikers Island, the notorious New York City jail where Harvey Weinstein is being held, is screened and could be sent to an area hospital or...
COVID-19 cases and deaths in federal and state prisons JAMA, 324 (6) (2020), pp. 602-603 CrossrefView in ScopusGoogle Scholar 9 SA Kinner, JT Young, K Snow, et al. Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19 Lancet Public Health, 5 (4) (2020...
Jay-Z and Meek Mill's criminal justice reform organization is sending nearly 100,000 surgical masks to several correctional facilities across the U.S., including the troubled Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman and the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City. The masks will be sent ...
A Matter of Power - State Control of Women's Virginity in Turkey An investigation of the prevalence of forcible virginity control exams and the role of the government in conducting or tolerating such exams, this report cites several separate incidents in the spring of 1992 when young females com...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went so far as torule in 2014that prisoners have a right to be present to when corrections officers open their legal mail to ensure it is not being read. According to state procurement documents,Hawaiicorrections of...
Lava is erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano for the second straight day Associated PressDec. 24, 2024 Hurricane-Force Winds Bear Down on California, Latest in Stretch of Extreme Weather California has been hit hard by extreme weather over the past several weeks ...
In feminist criminology, there is a growing body of research exploring pathways to prison, but few studies have specifically sought to map women’s journeys into the criminal justice system for crimes of physical violence and sex offending. Gender comparative research is sparse, and, to date, we...