Prison abuse, deaths and escapes prompt calls for more oversight
Rampant sexual abuse by guards at women’s prisons in California. An inmate suicide that went unnoticed for 18 hours in ...
Philly locks up kids at one of the highest rates anywhere, despite widespread abuse in juvenile institutions
One morning last May, 16-year-old Abdul Anderson stood slouched against a wall at Cove Secure, a juvenile institution on the ...
Pope Francis tells in memoir how documents on abuse and corruption cases were handed to him
One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In a new ...
Appeals court orders release of Cheviot woman convicted in abuse of stepson
The decision came more than a year after 47-year-old Amy Rodriguez was sentenced to at least three years in prison.
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When abuse happens in Louisiana nursing homes, investigations often fall short, audit finds
Investigations of abuse and neglect by workers at care facilities can drag on for over a year, a new audit of the Louisiana ...
Sexual abuse, drugs, murder: The hard truth of KC’s homeless camps and getting people out
A city worker and a man living outside for years give an inside look at life in a homeless camp along the railroad tracks ...
Abuse and Injury Result From Uneven Rules on Police Taser Use
A lack of state standards leaves Mississippi police and sheriff’s departments on their own to decide when to use stun guns, and many give officers a free hand.
Florida Teacher Charged with Child Abuse After Allegedly Hitting a 5-Year-Old Student in the Face with a Ruler
A Florida teacher has been accused of child abuse after she allegedly struck a 5-year-old student in the face with a ruler, ...
Lawyer for St. Helens High choir teacher accused of sex abuse presses for hearing to disqualify judge
Stearns, accused of sexually abusing students and others, will remain in custody without bail pending a future hearing to ...
The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far?
In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had ...
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Health department: Henrico Doctors' failed to promptly report suspected infant abuse
When Henrico Doctors' discovered four newborns in the NICU suffered unexplained fractures, it did not contact authorities in ...
I research child sexual abuse. We need action to help victims – not another inquiry
In 2022, Jay, as chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA), released a subsequent report. The report ...