Another Death at a Prison in Sri Lanka Sparks Allegations of Negligence

Another Death at a Prison in Sri Lanka Sparks Allegations of Negligence The family of a detainee who died while in custody has accused Sri Lanka prison authorities of negligence. Relatives of …

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‘Help us, we can’t breathe’: Inmate at California women’s prison dies during heat wave

A woman incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla died Saturday during a statewide heat wave and prisoner advocates are blaming her death on heat exhaustion.
(8 July 2024)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/help-us-inmate-california-women-s-prison-19561544.php

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“Poverty or a prison sentence should not be a death sentence.”

Activists with the #PoorPeoplesCampaign and relatives of some of the 13 people who died at West Virginia’s Southern Regional Jail are calling for a DOJ probe of deadly conditions in West Virginia jails.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/southern-regional-jail

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Poor People's Campaign, Families Demand DOJ Probe of Over 100 West Virginia Jail Deaths

Activists with the Poor People's Campaign and relatives of some of the 13 inmates who died at West Virginia's Southern Regional Jail last year held a press conference Thursday to implore the U.S. Justice Department to investigate allegations of abuse at the notorious lockup, as well as the deaths of

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