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Muslim Inmate Wins $25,000 Damages Against Correctional Officer

In an unusual success for a prisoner case, a Nevada judge has awarded $15,000 in compensatory damages and $10,000 in punitive damages against a prison correctional officer in a suit by a Muslim inmate.  In Howard v. Foster, 2018 U.S. Dist. … Continue reading

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Statistics Canada Article on Adult and Youth Correctional Statistics in Canada

The Statistics Canada publication Juristat last week published an article entitled Adult and youth correctional statistics in Canada, 2016/2017.According to the article, the number of adults and youth being supervised by correctional services in Canada has fallen by almost one-fifth … Continue reading

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Correctional officer arrested Friday (The Natchez Democrat)

VIDALIA — A Concordia Parish correctional facility officer was arrested Friday and charged with bringing drugs into jail. Read more detail on Legal News Directory – Administrative law

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