Officers charged in 'gladiator fights' at California youth detention centre
Prosecutors accuse some officers at the youth detention centre of acting as "referees" in dozens of fights.
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30 Officers Charged With Allowing ‘Gladiator Fights’ at Youth Detention Center
Officers had allowed and in some cases encouraged fights between teens being held at a detention center in Downey, Calif., the state’s attorney general said.The New York Times - 19h -
30 juvenile hall officers indicted after video of 'gladiator fights' emerges
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Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers
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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting
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Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees
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Data centre operator CoreWeave lays groundwork for IPO
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