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Western Australia: “The system is the real “terror” in youth justice”

“How can the West Australian Premier Mark McGowan get away with describing a group of kids with disabilities as “terrorists”? Especially when we know that

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Prison Health Data

Analysis from Data For Democracy – Prison Health: A Deep Dive into the Healthcare of the US Jail System With the United States having the

Colorado: Woman with disabilities allegedly attacked by off-duty Aurora police officer files lawsuit against city

This story is an example of when even off-duty police feel entitled to abuse disabled bodies. “A new lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman

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New Mexico Authorities Describe Caregivers’ ‘Torture’ Of Disabled Woman Who Died

Story of medical incarceration and torture of a woman with a disability resulting in her death here.

Members of the Nabhan family, including three sisters with special needs, sit in front of the ruins of their home, which was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 14, 2023. The airstrike left 42 members of the extended family homeless. It also left four children with special needs without their wheelchairs, crutches and medical equipment needed to move about. Israel says the building was used as a command center by the Islamic Jihad militant group. The two sides reached a cease-fire Saturday to end five days of fighting.

Family with disabled children among hundreds of Gaza’s homeless after latest fighting with Israel

“With minutes to spare, the neighbors carried Nabhan’s 24-year-old daughter, Ayat, who can’t walk, Areej, 18, who suffers from epilepsy and walking difficulties, and 14-year-old

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Why NYPD “Training” Won’t Protect Autistic New Yorkers

Last week, New York City’s mayor signed a new bill requiring autism awareness training for police officers. But no amount of training can change the

“Restarting your life after prison: Providing Medicaid at reentry can help”

According to this NYdailynews.com opinion piece: “Justice-involved people have higher rates of physical and mental health problems, from hypertension to asthma, cancer, infectious diseases and substance use

The apartment building where Michael Hassan was killed by police in Netanya this past Saturday.

Israeli Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man Reflects Years-long Pattern of Neglect

Although an interministerial committee to improve law enforcement preparedness for interacting with people with disabilities was established almost three years ago, police officials and mental

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