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8+ hour, 24+ min ago (27+ words) Partial body cam video was released after Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez's was shot by an ICE agent who was allegedly not wearing his body cam....
Stab vests, body cams: Advice to security guards on citizen's arrests
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (1108+ words) The expanded powers allow anyone to use "reasonable force" to detain a person committing a Crimes Act offence at any time of day. (Source: istock.com) Stab-resistant vests, body cameras and a high level of fitness are what the security…...
ICE agent who shot DoorDash driver was recruit who wasn’t using bodycam: report
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The U.S. spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1745+ words) When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. This report is a collaboration between Times of San Diego…...
Inmate says he faced retaliation after speaking out about Eastern prison fire
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1349+ words) Theodore Johnson, an incarcerated man at Eastern Correctional Facility, said he is being retaliated against for speaking out about Marcos Alcaraz’s death in a fire in his cell block this summer. NAPANOCH — In the weeks since he began speaking out…...
Law Enforcement agencies react to unredacted crime scene photograph release. | Big Country News
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Lawyers demand emergency court intervention over Camp Lejeune settlement program
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Keystone Kash Reads from Flash Cards During Humiliating Hearing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) The Daily Beast Keystone Kash Reads from Flash Cards During Humiliating Hearing The FBI director arrived at a Senate hearing with a cheat sheet complete with bold and red text. FBI Director Kash Patel has been busted carrying a cheat…...
Fines increase for non-compliance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (211+ words) From 1 July 2026, the Commonwealth penalty unit increased from $330 to $364 under section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914. This means fines for offences linked to penalty units have also increased. A penalty unit is a standard monetary multiplier set by law. This unit…...
Prisons in Bangladesh hold more than twice their capacity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (675+ words) Bonik Barta Prisons in Bangladesh hold more than twice their capacity The country’s 75 prisons hold 102,180 inmates against a combined capacity of 45,186, putting pressure on accommodation, healthcare and sanitation. Bangladesh’s prisons are holding more than twice their combined capacity. Although the…...