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the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Advertisement The agency’s desire to expand its immigration lockups predates Trump’s election.
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Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
But days after the lockup lifted, Trump Media revealed that another major shareholder, United Atlantic Ventures, had dumped nearly its entire 11 million share stake.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
But days after the lockup lifted, Trump Media revealed that another major shareholder, United Atlantic Ventures, had dumped nearly its entire 11 million share stake.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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