Colorado’s mentally ill are seeking help in jails, courts
Troy Null listened to the 22-year-old man she considered a son as he very earnestly told her he believed he was God. Junior’s mental health had been declining for months …
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‘No longer any doubt,’ says Soleiman Faqiri’s family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide
Soleiman Faqiri’s deadly restraint by Ontario jail guards in 2016 has been deemed a homicide — words his family has waited to hear for nearly seven years since he died shackled, …
Donald Trump’s re-election prospects are now a Supreme Court issue
One of the most consequential questions of the 2024 U.S. presidential election has now been turned over to the Supreme Court. The fundamental issue being litigated involves whether former U.S. …
Colorado officials weigh rule change to give longer hospital stays to mentally ill patients
Barbara Vassis keeps a spreadsheet to track her daughter’s years-long journey through Colorado’s patchwork mental health system. The sheet goes back 11 years, a third of Erin’s life. There are …
Putin critic and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘fainted’ in jail, not heard from in 5 days
Aides to imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expressed further fears about the health of the 47-year-old Kremlin critic. Navalny’s team has been unable to contact him for five days …
Russian lawmakers approve March election, paving way for a 5th Putin term
Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of …
Here’s a wild way for Democrats to try to stop Trump: Vote in Republican primaries
Troy Denning has made a living imagining fantastical plots as a prolific writer of science fiction with numerous Star Wars tomes under his belt. He’s now envisioning a real-life storyline …
Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius granted parole on murder conviction
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted …
South Bay court shifts policy on warrant-based jailings
SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara County Superior Court has resumed allowing people who are wanted on low-level warrants to get a court date without first having to spend time …
Australia’s ‘unlikely prisoner’, Sean Turnell, recalls ‘memorable birthday cake’ amid 650 ‘lonely’ days in Myanmar jail
The warning email he received from “A Secret Friend” came too late and he was arrested at his hotel shortly afterwards – while giving an interview to the BBC. Held …