Will Kansas City get a new jail? What to know about the April 8 public safety vote
Election Day is Tuesday, April 8 for the Kansas City school and special election and other Missouri elections. Polling ...
The Star’s endorsement on whether to build a new municipal jail in Kansas City | Opinion
The Editorial Board researched the issue and spoke to stakeholders, for and against. It wasn’t easy, but here’s where we ...
10-month-old died with fractured skull and burns, GA officials say. Couple sentenced
Dennisa Mary Vega and Jahlin Javante Corey, both 33, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and battery charges in the 2019 death of Vega’s 10-month-old son, Amir Vega, according to the Gwinnett ...
Kansas City voters deciding whether to extend public safety sales tax for new jail
Right now, people who are arrested for municipal offenses are housed at the Johnson County and Vernon County jails, 65 and 90 ...
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City Jail Population Surpasses 7,000, Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The jail population had steadily gone down since former Mayor Michael Bloomberg first took office in 2001. During his three terms, the average city jail population dropped from 14,490 in 2001 to ...
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Inmate smuggled fentanyl that killed 2 at Georgia jail, officials say. He’s sentenced
A jury convicted a Georgia inmate in the fentanyl overdose deaths of two people at the Gwinnett County Jail in 2021, prosecutors said ... She’s an alumna of Kennesaw State University and joined ...
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Debate held on KC’s public safety tax jail proposal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City voters will decide in less than a month whether a quarter cent public safety sales tax should be renewed. If passed, a good portion of that money could be used to ...
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Four deputies sent to hospital after attack by inmates at L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail
Four sheriff’s deputies at Men’s Central Jail were attacked Sunday by a group of inmates armed with a shank, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and two sources ...
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Kennesaw State student exploring the use of robotics in agriculture
It was instilled in her by her parents, who brought her to the U.S. from Jalisco, Mexico at 4 years old as her father pursued his career ambitions, and it continued as she was introduced to STEM as a ...
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Inmate Charged With Fighting And Spitting Blood On Deputy
An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing charges after he fought with a sheriff's deputy as well as spit blood on the deputy early Tuesday morning, reports state.
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4 deputies hospitalized after inmate attack at Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail: LASD
Four deputies were sent to the hospital, including one who suffered a puncture wound, when multiple inmates were involved in an attack at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Richmond City Jail inmate found dead
RICHMOND, Va. — An inmate at the Richmond City Jail died Sunday night, according to the Sheriff's Office. The cause of death has yet to be determined by the Medical Examiner. The Sheriff's ...