Word: jailings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...police at Sharpville in the Transvaal opened fire on people who were peacefully protesting the pass laws. Sixty-nine men, women and children were killed. The government's message was clear: we do not care what you think, and if you oppose apartheid, we will put you in jail or kill...
...rash of suicides began Aug. 12, when a 19-year-old Indian, in jail for public drunkenness, hanged himself with socks taken from a sleeping cellmate. A 16-year-old pallbearer at his funeral became the second victim, using a pair of sweatpants to hang himself from a tree. In turn, one of that youth's mourners became the third victim. Says Fremont County Coroner Larry Lee: "It seems to be a copycat, domino kind of thing...
...faculty's governing body rejected the proposal stating it was contrary to the purpose of a university to have a jail, said William H. Weitzer, administrative officer for student affairs...
...people arrested by UMass police are transported to the town jail which is three miles away from the university. The students is checked on every fifteen minutes by the police to see if he hasn't been bailed out, McCracken said...
...Amherst town jail cannot provide adequate facilities to incarcerate students and campus visitors, and does not want university detainees, said Weitzer...