Correctional officer staffing is currently at slightly better than half of the number needed to safely run the jails.
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A Collin County, Texas, judge threw out a sexual assault civil claim against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on Wednesday. A woman accused Prescott of sexually assaulting her in 2017 and ...
In November 2019 — less than two months after a lengthy investigation by The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Watchdog team showed county jails run by the Sheriff’s Department had done an ...
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In a statement, Beth Hardtke, a Corrections Department spokeswoman, said that all prison system doctors must have an ...