California uses contested contraband watches in prisons
California employs long handcuffing and shackling watches to recover items swallowed or hidden in bodies, a method dubbed potty watches. Despite 1200 uses in 30 months, success remains under 41 percent. critics call it invasive torture while officials cite safety and contraband control.
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Raymond Kidd
Folsom State Prison
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Laura Magnani
American Friends Service Committee
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Jeffrey Callison
Corrections
Jeffrey Beard
Texas
Florida
Michigan
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Georgia
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Ohio
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U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Jay Bybee
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U.S. Justice Department
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Caleb Mason
Cities confront resurgent violence as homicide counts rise
Across Houston, St. Louis, New Orleans and Baltimore homicide totals surge after years of decline, while New York and Chicago see rising violence. Experts cite distrust of police, legal rulings on policing, tighter budgets, and gun-law gaps as factors in the spike, with Milwaukee and Chicago noting policy and crime dynamics shaping the wave.
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New Orleans
Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Peter Scharf
Louisiana State University
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Freddie Gray
Gray
May
Anthony Batts
American Civil Liberties Union
Peter Moskos
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Scharf
Eric Garner
Michael Brown
Ferguson
Missouri
Charis Kubrin
University of California At Irvine
Edward Flynn
Chirag
Iraq
Spike Lee
Sheriff Eyes Continued Drive Against Drugs in Athens County
Athens County Sheriff deputies report ongoing drug disruption efforts as a Major Crimes Task Force collaboration with Fairfield and Hocking counties expands. Indictments tied a Glouster ring to heroin and cocaine, while a treatment meet-and-greet linked eight Glouster-area residents to immediate aid. Authorities stress cross-agency intel sharing and targeting out-of-state suppliers to curb drug flows and related crime.
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