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Solitary confinement used a record number of times in Minnesota last year

Solitary confinement used a record number of times in Minnesota last year

A new Minnesota law on the use of solitary confinement requires prisons to check on the mental health care of people sentenced to solitary and to regularly report to the Legislature on the use of solitary. Yet solitary confinement was used a record number of times in Minnesota last year.
by Alisa Roth

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Woodbury father charged in death of his baby son

Prosecutors in Washington County say a Woodbury father intentionally dropped his 5-month-old son headfirst on the floor because the baby was crying and fussy.
by The Associated Press

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With Epstein's death, accusers seek new legal recourse

With Epstein's death, accusers seek new legal recourse

Jeffrey Epstein died by apparent suicide on Saturday while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. With no defendant to stand in court, the criminal case against Epstein is effectively over.
by Cat Schuknecht

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Source: Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts on morning of death

Source: Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts on morning of death

Guards on Jeffrey Epstein's unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail's operations told the Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings

Several funerals were taking place Saturday for people who died in mass shootings last weekend in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.

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Officials: Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in jail cell

Officials: Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in jail cell

Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, killed himself while awaiting trial in a New York prison, officials said Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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