as in mistreatment
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Through extensive investigation, including surveillance footage and court records, the report highlights severe mistreatment of inmates, which led to significant reforms in practices across Missouri and Kansas in a true example of impactful journalism.—
Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Although high-ranking Sheriff’s Department officials were involved in Lodes’ case, Darvish said there was no evidence presented at trial that Bianco had direct knowledge of his client’s mistreatment.— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.— Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.— DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Over a seven-year period, DCF received 117 hotline reports of maltreatment at 12 Miami-Dade ALFs frequently chosen as homes for vulnerable adults.— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
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In January 2025, DCF staff responded to a report of maltreatment of Torres-García’s sister.— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, has been involved in an ongoing legal battle with the executors of the Michael Jackson estate Branca and McClain, alleging financial mismanagement, excessive fees and self-serving bonus payments.— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Its outdated business model, exorbitant levels of debt, and years of general mismanagement is unloved by investors and out of step with what the market demands today — more premium seating targeting affluent and business travelers.— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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