N.Y. Lawmakers Put Pressure on Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bills

The bills, which have already passed the State Legislature, would help prevent brutality in prisons, supporters say. But the governor has yet to enact them.

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Why Are Guards Using Force More Often in New York’s Prisons?

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality.

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Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows

As frustrations among corrections officers mount, abusive treatment of inmates is rising and becoming more vicious, records and interviews show.

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Morgan Geyser, Who Was Convicted in ‘Slender Man’ Stabbing, Flees Group Home

The woman, Morgan Geyser, was last seen in a residential area of Madison, Wis., on Saturday evening. The police said she cut off a monitoring bracelet.

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For Victims of Sexual Assault on Cruise Ships, Justice Can Be Elusive

As cruise travel hits record demand, cases of sexual assault have also risen. Many accusers learn that the rights they had on land don’t always apply.

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Rapist Called One of UK’s Worst Sex Offenders Is Sentenced to Life

Xu Chao admitted to multiple attacks against female Chinese students over a three-year period, confessing to drugging, assaulting and filming his victims.

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A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy

Palestinians see the violence, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages.

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U.S. Seeks Man Who Appeared at Alina Habba’s Office With Baseball Bat

The man showed up outside the office of the U.S. attorney in New Jersey on Wednesday evening and was later allowed to enter without the bat. Law enforcement authorities are seeking his arrest.

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Israel Arrests 4 After Jewish Extremist Attack in West Bank

Dozens of masked Israelis attacked an industrial zone, torching vehicles and wounding Palestinians, according to Palestinian officials.

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3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023

Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.

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