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Nov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin, Who Killed George Floyd, Was Stabbed in Prison and—It's Serious.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the 2020 George Floyd murder, had been stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, where he is serving simultaneous 21- and 22.5-year federal and state sentences for violating Floyd’s civil rights and second-degree murder. The Associated Press broke the news last
The RootApr 10 2024
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Former educator at Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher had "shocking" lack of response, grand jury found
A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school should be held criminally liable after her “lack of response” and “poor decisions” allowed a student to intentionally shoot his first-grade teacher last year, according to a special grand jury report released Wednesday. Ebony Parker, who resigned in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2023, shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News
NBC News (Online)Apr 09 2024
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Committee recommends against impeachment for Vermont sheriff charged with assault
A special legislative committee recommended against impeachment Tuesday of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled prisoner but said the sheriff is doing a disservice by remaining in office. A resolution to be introduced in the House by committee members on Wednesday urges Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore to resign “for the good of the people of Franklin County.” “
Associated PressSep 07 2023
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to Nine Years in U.S. Prison
A Russian national found guilty of hacking into corporate earnings databases to steal and trade on nonpublic information about companies like Tesla and Roku was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison.
The sentence for Vladislav Klyushin, handed down by a federal judge in Boston, adds to the U.S. government’s roster of Russian nationals in its possession as U.S. officials seek
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 24 2023
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Israel expects 13 Israeli hostages to be released soon in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners
Israel expects 13 Israeli hostages to be released soon in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners Israel Defense Forces international spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht confirmed that 13 hostages are expected to be released by Hamas today as part of a truce between the group and Israel. However, Hecht acknowledged, "there could be changes." "They sometimes don't always stand up to what they say
CNN (Online News)Nov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin 'seriously injured' in prison stabbing, Minnesota AG Keith Ellison confirms
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison addressed Saturday the stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former who was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Ellison expressed upset at the violent attack on the former police officer, saying that Chauvin had the right to serve his sentence "without fear of retaliation or violence." "I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence," Ellison
Fox News (Online News)Apr 10 2024
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Mass. man convicted of trying to pay for sex with teen girls
A 61-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for attempting to pay for sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2022, when he was a registered sex offender, prosecutors said. David Cannon, of Lexington, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child and one count of possession of child pornography in federal court in November 2023, acting U.S. Attorney for
MassLive.comApr 10 2024
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After Decades of Imprisoning Patients, Idaho Approves Secure Mental Health Facility
Psychiatric patients have been detained, sometimes for months at a time, in cells like this one in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution near Boise. After decades of detaining psychiatric patients in maximum security prison cells, Idaho is finally on the verge of building a secure mental health facility that would house those with serious mental illness more humanely. Idaho Gov. Brad Little
ProPublicaDec 05 2023
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Ex-New Mexico prison transport officer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting pretrial detainees
A former private prisoner transport officer in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting multiple female pretrial detainees during prisoner transports, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Marquet Johnson, 44, raped two women and forced another to perform oral sex on him from July to November 2019, according to a news release from the Justice Department. He pleaded guilty Monday to
"USA Today" ContributorApr 10 2024
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‘Goon squad’ members sentenced for state charges in torture of Black men in Mississippi
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a host of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced to years in prison on state charges on Wednesday. Former Rankin County deputies Brett McAlpin, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton, Hunter Elward and Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield were sentenced to between 15
The Hill