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Minister calls for UN to be let in detention centres

Malarndirri McCarthy urged two governments to allow a UN official to visit youth detention centres. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS States and territories have been urged by federal ministers to allow United Nations human rights investigators access to …

Sen. Carroll responds to incident involving autistic child at McCracken County Juvenile Detention Center

PADUCAH — Sen. Danny Carroll renewed advocacy for juvenile mental health detention facilities Thursday in response to an incident that occurred at the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in April.  "Leaving a child in a flooded cell for more …

Orangeburg County Detention Center detainee starts two fires, throws substance on officers

NOTE: The above video is a livestream of WIS featuring current newscasts, Soda City Living and Gray Media’s Local News Live. ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) reported an inmate set multiple fires at the Orangeburg …

Write-in candidate for Lauderdale County sheriff describes inside detention center

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A write-in candidate for Lauderdale County sheriff is now out of jail after being arrested on Election Day. Brian Webber was running for Lauderdale County sheriff on a platform to reform the county jail, the very facility …

A resident of Makhachkala has been sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of justifying terrorism.

The court in Makhachkala has detained a local resident accused of publicly calling for extremist activities and justifying terrorism. The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala considered on November 5 the petition of the preliminary investigation authority …

Kharkiv language school teacher who came to her parents died in a Crimean pre-trial detention center

In the town of Khislavichi, Smolensk Oblast, on November 4, when Russia celebrates "National Unity Day," a monument was unveiled to Russian servicemen who died in the war against Ukraine. A delegation from the Mogilev region of Belarus …

Write-in candidate for Lauderdale County sheriff describes inside detention center

Only 14% of U.S. Jails Publicly Confirm Opioid Addiction Treatment, Leaving Families Guessing Before a Risky Release

Only 396 of 2,920 U.S. jails, or 13.6%, had any public record confirming that they offer medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a Brown University-led research letter published Nov. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Prisons did better, at 25.6% of …

Detention centre shouldn’t be priority right now

in All News / By: BVI News on November 5, 2026 at 6:34 AM / Former legislator Shereen Flax-Charles. (FB) National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Ninth District, Shereen Flax-Charles has questioned the government’s spending priorities, …

Former deputy gets 67 months for smuggling heroin into jail

A former jail deputy at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic received a sentence of five and a half years for his role in smuggling heroin into one of the nation’s largest jails.  U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin sentenced Michael Meiser …

American national sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome

ROME (AP) — An American man was found guilty by a Rome court Thursday of murdering his partner and their infant daughter, whose bodies were found naked in a city park, the LaPresse news agency reported. He was sentenced to life in prison. Francis Kaufmann …

Austrian tycoon Rene Benko sentenced to 2 years in prison for fraud

Rene Benko, an Austrian businessman whose legacy as a property tycoon collapsed with the fall of his real estate empire Signa Holding three years ago, was sentenced to two more years in prison on Thursday. The Innsbruck Regional Court found Beko guilty of …

MSP investigates third cellmate killing at Ionia prison in 7 months

Oct. 28, 2026, 8:16 a.m. ET LANSING — An inmate at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility is suspected of killing his cellmate in the third similar homicide at that Ionia prison since March. Donte Roshod Houston, 35, was found unresponsive in his two-person …

IPOB Says 83 Members Secretly Transferred From Wawa Barracks To Kuje, Other Prisons, Demands Release

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised the alarm over the alleged continued detention of its 83 members in correctional facilities across northern Nigeria, demanding their immediate release and an end to what it described as the systematic …

Philly jails dropped a monthly addiction shot to save money. Now 1 in 3 inmates is misusing the cheaper pill.

Listen to article • 0:00 min Two years ago, Philadelphia’s jails were struggling to stop prisoners from misusing a daily pill offered to ease the craving and withdrawal symptoms that make it hard to overcome opioid addiction. The city’s solution: a once-a- …

‘We still have a failing facility’: Union County voters reject funding for new jail

MONROE, N.C. (WBTV) - Broken locks, overcrowding, and a deteriorating foundation. Those are just some of the problems inside the Union County Detention Center. The sheriff’s office worries the problems will only get worse now that voters rejected funding …

Paraguay: Prison Reform Must Go Beyond Security, UN Experts Say

5 November 2026 Paraguay must urgently address poor conditions in detention facilities where some detainees’ basic needs are not being met, UN experts said today following a visit to the country. They also stressed that the ongoing prison reforms must not …

Lil Durk Could Face New Charges as Feds Reveal Prison Investigation Ahead of Bond Hearing

Federal prosecutors are now looking into whether Lil Durk helped sneak contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center, and they dropped that detail just hours before his bond hearing. The timing is hard to ignore. Durk was supposed to walk into court …

Lil Durk Allegedly Hid Watch In 'Body Cavity' In Jail

Lil Durk is reportedly facing allegations of hiding an Apple Watch in his body cavity while in custody at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center. Federal prosecutors made the allegations during a bond hearing on Wednesday (November 4), arguing that …

Hollander Law Firm Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers Recognized in 2027 Best Law Firms®

The South Florida firm is ranked Tier 2 in the Fort Lauderdale region for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hollander Law Firm …

Bailey Kennedy Earns Six Tier 1 Rankings in 2027 Best Law Firms

Bailey Kennedy earns six Regional Tier 1 rankings in the 2027 Best Law Firms rankings, including appellate practice, complex litigation and health care law. LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bailey Kennedy, LLP …

EcoVest Investor Losses: KT Files $5 Million FINRA Claim Against DFPG and International Assets Advisory

Claim Involves EcoVest Conservation Easement Investments Recommended by Financial Advisors Matthew Poole, Jeremias Francioli, and Jon Dunwell SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- National investment loss and …

Versity and Passco DST Investors: $1.4M FINRA Claim Filed Against LPL Financial

Claim Alleges Crown Capital Securities and Financial Advisor John Stephen Weiss Failed to Conduct Adequate Due Diligence on Illiquid DST Investments DANA POINT, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- National investment loss …

Easy Lemon Founder Joins National Association of Consumer Advocates

Steven P. Nassi, founder of RockPoint Law P.C., is now a member of NACA, a nonprofit network of more than 1,500 attorneys and advocates who represent consumers. MANHASSET, NY, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Steven P. Nassi …

Brian G. Miller Co., LLC Receives Tier 1 Ranking in the 2027 Edition of Best Law Firms®

COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Brian G. Miller Co., LLC received a Tier 1 ranking in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in Columbus in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®. The Ohio personal injury firm, …

Klemchuk PLLC Ranked in 2027 Edition of Best Law Firms®

Klemchuk PLLC ranked in Best Law Firms® 2027, earning Regional Tier 1 in Dallas/Fort Worth for Patent Law and Litigation-Intellectual Property. DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Klemchuk PLLC, a leading litigation, …

Brian Chase Featured on Personal Injury Mastermind Podcast

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For 33 years, Brian Chase has built his career on cases that start out looking like ordinary car crashes. As managing partner and senior trial attorney at Bisnar Chase in …

Mullins Law Group Named to Best Law Firms® for Third Consecutive Year in Transportation Law

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mullins Law Group, PLLC (MLG), a Washington, D.C.-based transportation and railroad law firm, has been recognized for the third consecutive year in Best Law Firms®, …

SideBar: Optimism in Action Welcomes Drew Liebert and Jonathan Mehta Stein with Technology Policy Group CITED

California Initiative for Technology and Democracy (CITED) provides valuable expertise related to AI regulation and policy to better protect our future. MONTEREY, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SideBar: Optimism in …

HILL FARRER & BURRILL RECOGNIZED AS 2027 "BEST LAW FIRM" BY BEST LAWYERS

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP announced today that it has been recognized by Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® 2027 among the nation's elite law firms in the publication' …

Venardi Zurada LLP Earns Top-Tier Ranking in 2027 Best Law Firms for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Firm recognized with a Regional Tier 1 ranking in Oakland, California, highlighting its excellence in maritime law and commitment to client advocacy. OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Venardi Zurada LLP is proud …

MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT NAMED 'BEST LAW FIRM' IN 2027 BEST LAWYERS RANKINGS

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP announced today that it has been recognized by Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® 2027 among the nation's elite law firms. This is the …

Tarras Defense Recognized in 2027 Chambers USA Spotlight Guide for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations

Independent recognition from Chambers & Partners highlights the firm's expertise in complex federal criminal defense and high-stakes government investigations. BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Tarras …

SKLAR KIRSH EXPANDS LITIGATION CAPABILITIES WITH ACQUISITION OF THURMAN LEGAL

Addition of veteran trial attorney Michael Thurman strengthens firm's capabilities in regulatory defense and consumer protection LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Sklar Kirsh LLP, a Los Angeles-based law …

Wilson Kester The Empowered Divorce Source® Earns Tier 2 Family Law Ranking in 2027 Best Law Firms®

TRAVERSE CITY, MI, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Wilson Kester The Empowered Divorce Source® has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, earning a Regional Tier 2 ranking in Family Law in …

Naylor & Braster Earns Four Regional Rankings in 2027 Best Law Firms

LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For the 13th consecutive year, Naylor & Braster, Attorneys at Law has been recognized among the nation’s Best Law Firms, earning four regional rankings in the 2027 edition …

Sunset Now Hits Before 5:45: Tampa Bay Drivers Face Rush Hour in the Dark Alongside Heavy Truck Traffic

Crashes in the dark accounted for more than half of Florida traffic deaths in 2023. Brooks Law Group shares three rules for driving near trucks after sunset. TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With the evening …

The Villari Firm, PLLC Named to the 2027 Edition of Best Law Firms

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Villari Firm, PLLC, a Philadelphia law firm representing people harmed by medical malpractice, birth injuries, and serious accidents, has been selected for inclusion in …

Nationwide Subchapter V Bankruptcy Filings Jump as Central Florida Court Leads Country, Juan Burgos Law Reports

Small Business Subchapter V Elections Up 46% in 2026 as Middle District of Florida (Orlando) Leads the Country in Filings ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- National small business Subchapter V of Chapter 11 elections are …