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By Hans Bader | December 23, 2020 | 9:39am EST The former Lutheran church that is now being used as a gathering hall for members of the neo-Aryan, whites only religion. (Screenshot, Star Tribune) Respecting someone's legal rights doesn't mean you agree with their bizarre beliefs. But NBC News doesn't understand that. It implied that a town in Minnesota was guilty of racism, just because it allowed a white separatist church to operate, rather than violating the First Amendment by trying to shut it down. The town would have been sued had it prevented the ch...

No criminal charges were announced against specific staff members. The Florida Department of Corrections released a statement saying they have cooperated fully with the Justice Department's investigation and will continue to do so. The state said it will share with federal officials the actions the prison has taken to address the serious concerns outlined in the review. “Prison officials have a constitutional duty to protect prisoners from harm, including sexual abuse by staff,” Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Eric Dreiband said in a statement. “Sexual abuse is ...

December 22, 2020 - 6:56 PM OCALA, Fla. - A Florida women's prison has likely violated inmates' constitutional rights by failing to protect them from sexual abuse by staff, federal investigators announced Tuesday. The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution in north Florida violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, according to a 36-page report. The Eighth Amendment prohibits â€�...

Women inmates exposed to sexual abuse at Florida prison, report says Lowell Correctional Institution near Ocala likely violated constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, federal investigators say.     Lowell Correctional Institution near Ocala is one of the largest women's prisons in the country with more than 2,200 inmates. [ Florida Department of Corrections ] Published Dec. 23, 2020 OCALA — A Florida women’s prison has likely violated inmates’ constitutional rights by failing to protect them from sexual abuse by staff, federal investigators ann...

Justice Department Report: Lowell Prison Failed to Protect Women Inmates From Staff By Matt Fernandez and Associated Press Marion County PUBLISHED 11:20 AM ET Dec. 23, 2020 PUBLISHED 11:20 AM EST Dec. 23, 2020 SHARE MARION COUNTY, Fla.  — A Florida women's prison has likely violated inmates' constitutional rights by failing to protect them from sexual abuse by staff,...