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Tag Archives: Department of Corrections

Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia

Prison officials are unconstitutionally limiting public access to executions in Virginia by blocking witnesses from seeing certain steps in the process, four news organizations allege in a federal lawsuit filed this week. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in ...

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Corrections not liable for man’s blindness

The Missouri Department of Corrections and its medical services arm are not responsible for an inmate’s blindness. On Tuesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Alex A. Mason’s allegation that prison officials and medical personnel did not allow ...

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