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Man Who Spent 3 Yrs In Rikers Island Jail W/o Trial Commits Suicide

June 9, 2015 Ben Mathis-Lilley, www.slate.com , , ,
In 2014, New Yorker writer Jen Gonnerman reported on the case of Kalief Browder, who was 16 when he was detained at New York City's Rikers Island jail on theft charges—and 19 when he was released three years later, in 2013, without ever having been tried for the crime. An April 2015 follow-up post included video of Browder, who spent a total of two years in solitary confinement during his "term," being beaten by a guard and by a group of inmates. On Sunday, Gonnerman reported that Browder, who had attempted suicide at least twice before, had killed himself. Staggeringly, Browder's experience—being jailed for a period of years at Rikers without trial—seems to be quite common.

California Moves Forward On Assisted Suicide Bill

May 29, 2015 Sharon Bernstein, www.huffingtonpost.com , ,
By Sharon Bernstein in Huffington Post. SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 28 (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Thursday revived a bill that would allow physician-assisted suicide in the most populous U.S. state, after a renewal of debate on end-of-life issues prompted by the death of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard last year. The bill, which is being fought by numerous religious and medical organizations, would allow adults suffering from incurable illnesses that their doctors say will kill them within six months to request medication to end their lives. It was approved by the state Senate appropriations committee days after the powerful California Medical Association dropped its opposition.

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