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The order said to protect the safety of jail staff and detainees, provisions of Local Law 42 would be suspended, including restrictions on emergency lock-ins, use of restraints, and confining detainees in their cells for extended periods.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
The troubled jail complex, located on an island in New York City’s East River, has faced growing scrutiny for its mistreatment of detainees and dangerous conditions.
—Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This story has been updated the Them to include the release of the detainees.
—Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
The money would be spent on an unprecedented expansion of law enforcement staffing, detention facilities, immigration courts and transportation capacity to move detainees.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
The troubled jail complex, located on an island in New York City’s East River, has faced growing scrutiny for its mistreatment of detainees and dangerous conditions.
—Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This story has been updated the Them to include the release of the detainees.
—Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
The money would be spent on an unprecedented expansion of law enforcement staffing, detention facilities, immigration courts and transportation capacity to move detainees.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants.Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The last idea is drawn from what some states do when a defendant dies after conviction but before sentencing.Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Among the Indiana arrestees, 21 have been sentenced.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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The arrestees were released later in the day without charges.Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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After the officers found the suspect in the wooded area, shots were fired and the suspect was killed, police said.Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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There were no other injuries, and it was later determined the suspect's weapon was a pellet rifle.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Brunner explains that native fish are vital to the park’s ecosystem, serving as a crucial food source for many species, including bears, otters and birds of prey.Rachel King, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Vegetables are uprooted from the ground, fish filleted, water fetched from a well.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Murder on Music Row, an investigative podcast from The Tennessean, focuses on the 1989 murder of country music chart director Kevin Hughes, who tried to operate with integrity in a business full of sharks and criminals.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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A lot of criminals when confronted with the potential of being bitten by a police canine immediately surrender.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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