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NYC Mayor Eric Adams blames recent shooting of NYPD officer and fatal East Harlem subway shove on recidivism

CITY HALL — The murder of an NYPD officer in Queens and unprovoked subway shove in East Harlem is once again raising questions about how soon repeat offenders are allowed back on the streets. Between the driver of the car Officer Jonathan Diller stopped in Far Rockaway on Monday and the passenger accused of fatally […]

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Arkansas

Critics Say Arkansas Neglects Inmates’ Health

Newsweek began examining criminal justice issues in Arkansas after reporting in January on the death of Larry Eugene Price, who starved to death in an Arkansas jail. His case is now the subject of a federal lawsuit. This installment examines healthcare issues and how overcrowding and understaffing in jails and prisons across Arkansas is impacting […]

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Arkansas

How a Brutal Jail Death Exposes Arkansas’ ‘Punishing’ Justice System

Newsweek began probing criminal justice issues in Arkansas after reporting in January on the death of Larry Eugene Price, who starved to death in an Arkansas jail. His case is now the subject of a federal lawsuit. Now, in a months-long, two-part investigation, Newsweek examines the case of Marshall Ray Price (no relation), who died […]

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