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• More women at Ga. immigration jail say they didn't OK surgery

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  The women's lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said

• Lawsuit: Private jail company caused Texas woman's death

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  Holly Barlow-Austin's family claims jail staff neglected her care and ignored her pleas for help as her health deteriorated and she went blind

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  How bodycams in corrections can improve outcomes and accountability

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  Body-worn cameras provide an objective record that can discourage bad behavior, decrease the likelihood of frivolous grievances and make it easier to investigate when incidents do occur

• Officials to investigate forced surgery claims at Ga. immigration jail

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  A nurse claims a gynecologist, who she called the "uterus collector," was performing "mass hysterectomies"

• Lawsuit: Pa. county jail punishes mentally ill

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  Inmates claim the facility offers inadequate treatment and medication, and often punishes them with extended solitary confinement or excessive force

• Lawyers: Ore. mismanaged inmates during wildfire evacuations

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  Attorneys said inmates with different security levels were mixed, some didn't get their medication on time and no meals were served for nearly 24 hours

• Nurse questions medical care at Ga. immigration jail

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  The filed complaint includes questions surrounding hysterectomies, shredded medical records and refusals to test detainees for COVID-19

• Federal judge orders monitors in Ala. prison mental health case

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  The monitoring plan is aimed at making sure the ADOC follows the remedial orders

• Lawsuit over Philly jails' COVID-19 response alleges grim conditions

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  Prisoners allege they're frequently locked in cells for 24 hours a day without sufficient access to masks, soap or cleaning supplies

• Migrants detained in La. plead for help after Hurricane Laura

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  The Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office said detainees "were upset about having no electricity and running water" and "damaged their dormitory in protest"

• CDC study suggests inmates should have been tested in mass

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  The study examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas, and three federal prisons in states that weren't identified

• Nurse at Wash. prison describes 'petri dish' of 'inhumane conditions'

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  Katrina Pinkerton described the department's "serious neglect" in managing the spread of COVID-19 at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in an email

• New Orleans sheriff regains authority over troubled jail

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  Marlin Gusman ceded control in 2016, amid complaints that progress was too slow at improving medical care, violence, drug contraband and suicide attempts

• Group slams DOC's response as COVID-19 cases skyrocket at Del. prison

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  The Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware renewed its offer to the DOC of providing masks and hand sanitizer to inmates

• Inmates claim conditions at Wash. state prison are 'disgusting'

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  Inmates reported that they have been given inedible food and that they were out of soap for three weeks

• 'They're going to eat them': Ala. jail refuses to give inmates masks

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  In addition to citing safety concerns about masks for inmates, an official said he doubts inmates would want to wear them

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