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A trans inmate wins health care and will move to women's prison after suing Minnesota

Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.

WEKU

County directors unite to demand greater say in how domestic game is run

The DOCs feel there is an “urgent need for a review of the standard player contract”.

The Independent UK

Directors of Cricket at all 18 counties want greater say in how the game is run

Chairs and Chief Executives are regularly consulted and have huge influence on domestic cricket decisions but they are rarely former players

Daily Mirror

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Widespread dysfunction at NYC jails contributed to deaths of 7 inmates, report says

NEW YORK — Unstaffed posts, a failure to check on detainees, delays in providing first aid, inaccurate log book entries, missed medical visits and pretrial stays of more than a year.

Tribune News Service

Steal Their Style: Best place for vintage shopping revealed as Mancs prepare for warmer days

"Almost everyone that was stopped was wearing a pair of Doc Martens". Caitlin Griffin reports

Manchester Evening News

Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recorded audio of at least 30 executions over the last three decades, but it has no plans to release the tapes publicly

The Independent UK

NYC jail detainees sue over being stuck in fetid cells even after posting bail

NEW YORK — Nestor Hernandez, arrested on an assault charge, says he sat in a fetid Rikers Island intake cell for four days before his father posted his bail.

Tribune News Service

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Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500

Pfizer, VICI Properties and General Mills lead the list of the highest-yielding dividend stocks in the S&P 500. Some of the other names might surprise you.

Kiplinger

Report: Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates

The U.S. Justice Department says Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people beyond their release dates

The Independent UK

Oklahoma prison officials: Pastor can't be in death chamber

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says a condemned inmate's spiritual advisor cannot be inside the death chamber during his execution on Thursday

The Independent UK

Haitham Al Ghais: OPEC+ Plays Instrumental Role in Supporting Market Stability

The OPEC+ alliance plays an instrumental role in supporting market stability, said OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais on the sixth anniversary of the group’s formation. The Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) is an unprecedented collaborative framework of 23 oil-producing countries that is based on trust, mutual respect and dialogue, Al…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trans people struggle to find housing after prison. This group is trying to help

Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison.

WEKU

Inmates can watch the World Cup

The Department of Corrections (DoC) will allow inmates to watch broadcasts of the football World Cup 2022 in prisons across the country.

Bangkok Post

John Aldridge pays heartfelt tribute to 'larger than life' David Johnson after former Liverpool striker dies

The ECHO chats to John Aldridge about his close friend David Johnson after the former Liverpool striker's passing was confirmed

Liverpool Echo

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‘I don’t have the funds’: a diabetic prisoner pleaded for insulin supplies before his death

Clifford Farrar collapsed after seeking care last year. His death exposes the health crisis in Washington state prisons

The Independent UK

How Prosecco popped its bubble

Often seen as Champagne’s cheaper and inferior cousin, the Italian sparkler is far more than that

The Independent UK

How Prosecco popped its bubble

Often seen as Champagne’s cheaper and inferior cousin, the Italian sparkler is far more than that

Tribune News Service

Editorial: End of the line: The city has had its chance to fix Rikers. It has failed

Friday, Federal Monitor Steve Martin will submit his latest report on the situation at the ignominious Rikers Island complex. It will come just over four months after Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the city to put into practice an action plan to address the consistent threat to the…

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Family of NYC detainee who hanged himself on Rikers Island files wrongful death lawsuit

NEW YORK — The family of the latest detainee to die in New York City jails has filed a wrongful death claim against the Correction Department.

Tribune News Service

Man, 28, dies while in custody on Rikers Island; 16th death at jail this year

NEW YORK — Another inmate has died on Rikers Island, the New York City Department of Correction said Saturday, the 16th prisoner to die in custody this year.

The Conversation

Despite the myth, deer are not an ecological substitute for moa and should be part of NZ’s predator-free plan

The impact of deer on Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment is never far from the headlines. Most recently, the Southland Conservation Board highlighted the damage the introduced species was doing to native forest on Rakiura Stewart Island.

The Independent UK

Staffing shortages, violence plague Oklahoma prisons

With one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, Oklahoma has struggled for decades to properly staff its prisons

ABC News

CCC unearths alleged 'serious misconduct' at Department of Communities, less than a year after Paul Whyte jailed

A former executive assistant to disgraced public servant Paul Whyte allegedly broke the rules in exchange for expensive gifts and luxury dinners before agreeing to pin the blame on Whyte himself, a Corruption and Crime Commission report finds.

Tribune News Service

Rikers lapses contributed to 10 jail deaths in 2021 — report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, vacant posts

NEW YORK — An exhaustive report on 10 of the 16 deaths in 2021 in city jails details a range of staffing problems, systemic failures and mismanagement by jail staff that contributed to the fatalities.

The Conversation

NZ's inaction on turtle bycatch in fisheries risks reputational damage -- and it's pushing leatherbacks closer to extinction

Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been caught in New Zealand’s commercial fisheries since 2002, according to a recent report released by the Department of Conservation (DOC).

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