Eight Central American refugees have filed a federal lawsuit against the GEO Group, and the city of Adelanto in Riverside, reports Robert Kahn for Courthouse News Service. The lawsuit alleges that the GEO Group operates the “deadliest immigration center in the country,” and subjected persons locked up to inhumane treatment and abuses, such as assault and battery, pepper-spray attacks, intentional scalding, and denial of medical care and access to an attorney. The suit claims assaults began June 12, 2017, after the plaintiffs started a … [Read more...] about Suit alleges GEO operates ‘deadliest immigration center’
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INMATES SPEAKS ON PROP. 57
A group of non-violent sex offenders is suing the California prison system for excluding them from potential parole under voter-approved Proposition 57. The proposition liberalized parole consideration for non-violent offenders, but the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adopted rules excluding all sex offenders, including for non-violent crimes. “By excluding such individuals, CDCR’s regulations nullify the vote of the majority of Californians, who approved Proposition 57 with full knowledge that its early parole … [Read more...] about INMATES SPEAKS ON PROP. 57