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A judge is holding a hearing today to determine why the V.I. Bureau of Corrections left a mentally ill 65-year-old man trapped in jail for nearly a year, even after

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Former World Para Powerlifting Head of Classification received the highest distinction in the Paralympic Movement in 2019

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) wants to make social media subject to regulation similar to that of traditional media platforms.

Many people who are sentenced to death row spend decades awaiting their execution. Under death row, inmates live a lifestyle a bit different than your average prisoner. Here's a looking inside the life of a Florida death row inmate.

Put them on the floor behind you. >> some will make bond and leave, but on any given day, about 3,500 men and women are housed here awaiting trial or resolution of their cases. deciding in which of jails 84 housing units to place each inmate is a complex process known as classification. >> every inmate that comes into our facility is interviewed by a classification officer. so our class officer are trained to try to figure out where do we house this person where we will have the least amount of ...

>> got to spread out on the wall right here. remove your shoes and socks and put them on the floor behind you. >> some will make bond and leave, but on any given day, about 3,500 men and women are housed here awaiting trial or resolution of their cases. deciding in which of jails 84 housing units to place each inmate is a complex process known as classification. >> every inmate that comes into our facility is interviewed by a classification officer. so our class officer are trained to try to fig...

Units in order to avoid conflict. the challenge is identifying them. since most gang members are taught to adamantly deny any affiliation. >> come on over here. lets go talk. >> every inmate that comes into the facility is interviewed by a classification officer. >> been in the current residence more than a year? >> yes. >> problem with seizures? >> no, maam. >> suicidal? >> no, maam. >> one of the big things to look for is gang affiliation. >> gang related. >> no, maam. >> lift your shirt up. i...

>> it was a bad choice but i wouldnt take it back for anything. ♪ we have an inmate by the name of conrad salazar. >> this is how you get escorted everywhere you go. >> were going to transfer him from a level six facility to a level five facility. we have some issues related to the classification officer that was assigned to this unit. this particular individual made

Threats in the the recent past so wneed to move him to an alternative housing area. hes pretty short so hes going to be getting out soon. its in the best interests of the classification officer in level six to get him transferred out of here. >> what does he know at this point? >> he does not know nothing at this point. at this point he is just under the assumption that he will be escorted to medical, at which time i will speak to him and advise him what is going to occur. >> because it appears ...