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Pennsylvania inmates sue state corrections department over ‘torturous’ solitary confinement conditions

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A group of five Pennsylvania inmates sued the state’s Department of Corrections and its employees, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. This is not the first time this particular federal court has received a complaint against a Pennsylvania correctional institution.

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“Clarence Thomas’ Corrected Ethics Disclosure Form Is Not Actually Correct”

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“Clarence Thomas’ Corrected Ethics Disclosure Form Is Not Actually Correct”: Law professor Steven Lubet has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate. The post “Clarence Thomas’ Corrected Ethics Disclosure Form Is Not Actually Correct” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Federal court rules New York correctional facility must provide prescription methadone to inmates

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The US District Court for the Northern District of New York Monday issued an order which granted a preliminary injunction allowing non-pregnant inmates with opioid use disorders the Jefferson County Correctional Facility to access methadone prescriptions.

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Belarus dissident rock band sentenced to 2 years correctional labour

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A district court in Minsk sentenced a dissident Belarusian rock band to two and a half years of correctional labour on Friday after being convicted of active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order, according to human rights group Mayday Team. The band has been behind bars since their arrest in January.

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Fifth Circuit calls for reevaluation of minority-aggregation precedent in Texas voting rights case (corrected)

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The post Fifth Circuit calls for reevaluation of minority-aggregation precedent in Texas voting rights case (corrected) appeared first on JURIST - News. NB: An earlier version of this article, published on Nov.

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ECHR rules Poland deprived fair trial by increasing sentence of prisoner on parole

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The court further elaborated that the reopening of criminal proceedings can only be justified if it is necessary to “correct a fundamental defect or miscarriage of justice” or to “rectify an error of fundamental importance to the judicial system.”

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Civil group calls for accountability from China over human rights violations in Xinjiang

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The ISHR calls for the Chinese government to ensure the correct and timely implementation of the recommendations made by the the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in addition to permitting investigations in the region.