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Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai and other prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest
Among those sentenced was Jimmy Lai, 72, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. Lai received 14 months in prison for his involvement in two protests on August 18 and 31, 2019. Also jailed for taking part in both events was Lee Cheuk-yan, a 64-year-old former lawmaker and veteran pro-democracy activist, who received a total …
Many in criminal justice system need mental health treatment, but resources are strained | News
In South Carolina and across the country, there is an increased demand for mental health services. For those facing criminal charges who need evaluation and treatment, that demand is growing harder to meet. A person with mental health issues in the criminal justice system is often dependent on state resources to ensure a fair ruling. …
West Michigan Community Mental Health Receives Grant to Improve Mental Health in Jails
West Michigan Community Mental Health received a grant to help keep people suffering from mental illness out of jails. The three year $750,000 grant will help train police officers in Lake, Mason, and Oceana Counties, on how to respond to a mental health crisis. They will also implement a mobile crisis intervention team, as well …
Coronavirus spread at Rikers is a ‘public health disaster’, says jail’s top doctor | US news
The top doctor at Rikers Island said the coronavirus-hit New York jail is a “public health disaster unfolding before our eyes” as he warned of the rapidly rising number of infections in the city’s jails. In just 12 days, Ross MacDonald, the jail’s chief physician, said confirmed cases at Rikers had soared from one to …
Iran temporarily releases 54,000 prisoners to try and stop coronavirus from spreading in jails
Iran temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the country’s overcrowded prisons, as the disease has killed dozens in the country and infected 23 members of the Iranian parliament. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters certain inmates were allowed out of prison after testing negative …
As Utah jails embrace video technology, in-person visits are being eliminated
Farmington • On a chilly Thursday evening, Lisa and Dan Cappelli bundle up their 2-week-old granddaughter and head to the Davis County jail. They are going to visit Lisa’s son, who was arrested for a probation violation just two days after his daughter, Nellie, was born. But the Davis County jail, like more than half …
French court jails far-right activists over anti-immigrant Alps stunt | World news
A court in France has jailed three members of the far-right pan-European group Generation Identity after it carried out an anti-immigrant operation in the Alps. The tribunal at Gap ordered the three to serve six months in prison and fined them €2,000 (£1,800) each; the organisation was ordered to pay a fine of €75,000, the …
