Sharp Rise in Prison Assaults in England and Wales
Data reveals a 28% increase in prison assaults in England and Wales in 2023, averaging 74 daily incidents, including 25 assaults on staff; HMP Wandsworth recorded the highest number of assaults (1,044).
Sharp Rise in Prison Assaults in England and Wales
Data reveals a 28% increase in prison assaults in England and Wales in 2023, averaging 74 daily incidents, including 25 assaults on staff; HMP Wandsworth recorded the highest number of assaults (1,044).
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56% Bias Score
Bright Young Women": A Survivor's Account of the 1978 Tallahassee Attacks
Jessica Knoll's "Bright Young Women" recounts the 1978 Tallahassee college attacks through the eyes of Pamela, a survivor who witnessed the killer. The novel details the inadequate support for victims and challenges the mythologizing of the perpetrator, exposing societal failures and sexist attitude...
Bright Young Women": A Survivor's Account of the 1978 Tallahassee Attacks
Jessica Knoll's "Bright Young Women" recounts the 1978 Tallahassee college attacks through the eyes of Pamela, a survivor who witnessed the killer. The novel details the inadequate support for victims and challenges the mythologizing of the perpetrator, exposing societal failures and sexist attitude...
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20% Bias Score
Bavarian Prison Investigation Reveals Systemic Failures and Mistreatment Allegations
Following a prison doctor's complaint about the deputy head of Gablingen prison, a year-long delay preceded a full investigation revealing a sharp increase in the use of special security cells from 59 in 2022 to 126 in 2023, with at least two prisoners held for 24 days, leading to allegations of mis...
Bavarian Prison Investigation Reveals Systemic Failures and Mistreatment Allegations
Following a prison doctor's complaint about the deputy head of Gablingen prison, a year-long delay preceded a full investigation revealing a sharp increase in the use of special security cells from 59 in 2022 to 126 in 2023, with at least two prisoners held for 24 days, leading to allegations of mis...
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40% Bias Score
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences, Setting Record for First-Term Commutations
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 death row inmates to life imprisonment without parole, exceeding the number of commutations issued by recent predecessors at a similar point in their first terms; this action follows earlier mass pardons and reflects a broader effort to reform the justice...
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences, Setting Record for First-Term Commutations
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 death row inmates to life imprisonment without parole, exceeding the number of commutations issued by recent predecessors at a similar point in their first terms; this action follows earlier mass pardons and reflects a broader effort to reform the justice...
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56% Bias Score
Pelicot Case Spurs Surge in Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Reports in France
The Pelicot case in France, where a woman was drugged and raped for over a decade by her husband and 50 other men, has led to a surge in calls to a Paris hospital center offering testing for drug-facilitated sexual assault, revealing a significant underreporting of such crimes.
Pelicot Case Spurs Surge in Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Reports in France
The Pelicot case in France, where a woman was drugged and raped for over a decade by her husband and 50 other men, has led to a surge in calls to a Paris hospital center offering testing for drug-facilitated sexual assault, revealing a significant underreporting of such crimes.
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24% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment on Monday, directly contradicting President-elect Donald Trump's plans to expand the death penalty; this leaves only three inmates facing execution.
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment on Monday, directly contradicting President-elect Donald Trump's plans to expand the death penalty; this leaves only three inmates facing execution.
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40% Bias Score
Record High Prison Assaults in England and Wales
Analysis of 2023 data reveals 26,912 assaults in English and Welsh jailsâa 28% increase from 2022, averaging 74 daily, with 9,200 assaults targeting staff, and HMP Wandsworth recording the highest number (1,044).
Record High Prison Assaults in England and Wales
Analysis of 2023 data reveals 26,912 assaults in English and Welsh jailsâa 28% increase from 2022, averaging 74 daily, with 9,200 assaults targeting staff, and HMP Wandsworth recording the highest number (1,044).
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44% Bias Score
Indictment in Brooklyn Subway Arson Murder
A grand jury indicted Sebastian Zapeta, 33, on four counts of murder and arson for allegedly setting a sleeping, unidentified woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway train; the victim was likely homeless, and Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen who had been deported and re-entered the U.S. illegally, faces a po...
Indictment in Brooklyn Subway Arson Murder
A grand jury indicted Sebastian Zapeta, 33, on four counts of murder and arson for allegedly setting a sleeping, unidentified woman on fire on a Brooklyn subway train; the victim was likely homeless, and Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen who had been deported and re-entered the U.S. illegally, faces a po...
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52% Bias Score
Zimbabwe High Court Calls for Increased Sentencing Powers for Regional Magistrates
A Zimbabwean High Court criticized a regional magistrate's 10-year sentence for two armed robbers who terrorized a primary school in Norton, highlighting a legislative gap where regional magistrates' sentencing powers (12 years) are capped below the new sentencing guidelines' 20-year presumptive pen...
Zimbabwe High Court Calls for Increased Sentencing Powers for Regional Magistrates
A Zimbabwean High Court criticized a regional magistrate's 10-year sentence for two armed robbers who terrorized a primary school in Norton, highlighting a legislative gap where regional magistrates' sentencing powers (12 years) are capped below the new sentencing guidelines' 20-year presumptive pen...
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44% Bias Score
Maryland Supreme Court Reinstates Adnan Syed's Conviction, but He Remains Free
Adnan Syed, whose case was featured in the "Serial" podcast, had his conviction reinstated by the Maryland Supreme Court, but remains free pending a new hearing; his attorneys are seeking a sentence reduction, while the victim's family argues no new evidence warrants overturning the conviction.
Maryland Supreme Court Reinstates Adnan Syed's Conviction, but He Remains Free
Adnan Syed, whose case was featured in the "Serial" podcast, had his conviction reinstated by the Maryland Supreme Court, but remains free pending a new hearing; his attorneys are seeking a sentence reduction, while the victim's family argues no new evidence warrants overturning the conviction.
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44% Bias Score
Mangione Murder Trial Ignites Nationwide Healthcare Debate
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 11, sparking protests from people citing personal healthcare struggles and distrust in the system. The alleged murder of Thompson, a healthcare executive, has ignited a nationwide conversation about healthcar...
Mangione Murder Trial Ignites Nationwide Healthcare Debate
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 11, sparking protests from people citing personal healthcare struggles and distrust in the system. The alleged murder of Thompson, a healthcare executive, has ignited a nationwide conversation about healthcar...
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64% Bias Score
Spanish Judge Orders Further Probe into Attorney General's Phone
Supreme Court Magistrate Ăngel Hurtado ordered a deeper investigation into Attorney General Ălvaro GarcĂa Ortiz's phone after an initial search yielded no messages between March 8-14, 2024, despite evidence suggesting communication with Madrid's Chief Prosecutor Pilar RodrĂguez on March 13th about a...
Spanish Judge Orders Further Probe into Attorney General's Phone
Supreme Court Magistrate Ăngel Hurtado ordered a deeper investigation into Attorney General Ălvaro GarcĂa Ortiz's phone after an initial search yielded no messages between March 8-14, 2024, despite evidence suggesting communication with Madrid's Chief Prosecutor Pilar RodrĂguez on March 13th about a...
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64% Bias Score