Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says: The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review has proposed the most significant reform of sentencing and punishment in England and Wales since the 1990s. The review, chaired by former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, calls for a number of changes to address …
Curious Kids: why is February shorter than every other month?: A fragment of mosaic showing February from the Sousse mosaic calendar. © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons Why does February has the least number of days? Why does it not have 30 or 31 days like the rest of the eleven months? – Simi, aged …
South Africa in the news: No shorter isolation for Omicron-hit health workers: South African Health Minister: This is a matter that has been concerning us. We are comfortable now that the numbers have not been rising as steeply as we had feared in the beginning (of the current fourth wave),” Phaahla told …: “South Africa” …
TB treatments are notoriously hard to stick to: shorter regimens offer a breakthrough: If left untreated, latent TB infection can progress to TB disease. Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty Images Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of illness and death around the world. In 2019, 10 million people fell ill with TB and close to 1.4 …
Inmates to get shorter sentences after helping deputy: Inmates in Georgia are getting their sentences shortened for helping a sheriff's deputy who collapsed while on security detail. Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said that six inmates chose to help the deputy, who suffers from a chronic medical condition that makes him sensitive to changes in …