Roderick Gadson showed no remorse after beating a man to death. A new film, The Alabama Solution, shows how the case lays bare a culture of violence the state has long failed to control
The most dramatic moment in the deposition came when Roderick Gadson, an Alabama prison guard, was questioned under oath about an incident in which he and other officers used such devastating force against a prisoner that the man had to be airlifted to hospital to treat his injuries.
Gadson was shown a photograph of the man, Steven Davis. He was lying in an ICU bed breathing through a tube, his cadaverous face bruised and covered with blood, his eyes black and sunken.
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The estates of bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK
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Two men have been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of administering a noxious substance
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Sultani Bakatash, a 28-year-old Afghan national, is due to appear in court on Tuesday
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Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay are being sued over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the United States in 2021 and 2023
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Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal could face deportation, with their victim saying the attack ‘changed me as a person’
Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who abducted and raped a 15-year-old girl have been given custodial sentences.
Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, face possible deportation and were ordered to register as sex offenders following the sentencing at Warwick crown court on Monday.
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It is estimated that up to one in 15 vehicles may use plates designed to evade automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras
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Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay are being sued over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the United States in 2021 and 2023
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Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, face possible deportation and were ordered to register as sex offenders
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Joshua Michals, from Chicago in the US, and Chinese national Zhe Wang had an on-and-off relationship in London that ended in murder, a trial heard
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Man to be quizzed on suspicion of robbery and assault, and woman on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, after 21 people hurt at Heathrow airport
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The award-winning grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit Yubin Tamang in north-east London
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Joshua Michals and Zhe Wang began an on-and-off casual relationship in 2023
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The former Premier League footballer was convicted in November
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The 68-year-old has been accused of committing offences against seven women as young as 17 years old
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En retrait sur l'épreuve individuelle samedi, les épéistes français ont montré un tout autre visage dimanche pour prendre la deuxième place de l'étape par équipes de la Coupe du monde de Vancouver (Canada). Les Bleus ont cédé en finale d'une touche face à la Suisse (42-43).
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