The Special Management Unit at Lewisburg prison, which was created in 2009 for "dangerously violent, confrontational, defiant, antagonistic inmates," has received many complaints about its use of restraints on inmates. Angie Wang for NPR hide caption

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Volkswagen Agrees To $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scandal

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It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition Technology

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Officer Ray Tensing stands next to motorist Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop for a missing front license plate on July 19, 2015. Moments later, DuBose was shot dead by Tensing, who is being tried on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter. University of Cincinnati Campus Police video/AP hide caption

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Campus Cop On Trial For Shooting Death During Routine Traffic Stop

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Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane arrives at Montgomery County courthouse for her scheduled sentencing hearing Monday in Norristown, Pa. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Officials escort Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed from the courthouse on Feb. 3 following the completion of the first day of hearings for a retrial in Baltimore. A judge granted the new trial — and now Syed has requested that he be released on bail while he waits for the retrial. Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption

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Presidential Campaigns Blast AT&T-Time Warner Merger

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The Pentagon is seeking millions of dollars from nearly 10,000 current or former soldiers in the California National Guard, saying they weren't eligible for re-enlistment bonuses. Here, soldiers from the state's guard force are seen in 2010, resting during transport in northeastern Afghanistan. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Police Facial Recognition Databases Log About Half Of Americans

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Electronic Arts is one of the video game makers facing a strike from voice actors. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption

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Voice Actors Strike Against Video Game Companies

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A photo of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol near the Mexico-U.S border, rests on a church altar during a memorial mass in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. A federal appeals court heard arguments on whether his family can file a civil lawsuit in U.S. courts. Valeria Fernandez/AP hide caption

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The house of Harold Thomas Martin III, a federal government contractor who is accused of stealing classified information, in Glen Burnie, Md. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Ex-Top Aide To Chris Christie Testifies In 'Bridgegate' Trial

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How A Woman Serving Life In Prison Made The Judge Who Sentenced Her Proud

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Federal Prosecutors: Former NSA Contractor's Alleged Theft Is 'Breathtaking'

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In the ongoing scandal engulfing Wells Fargo, the bank says it fired wrongdoers. But some workers say they were trying to blow the whistle and Wells Fargo fired them. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Workers Say Wells Fargo Unfairly Scarred Their Careers

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Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., is one of several New York state prisons under scrutiny for incidents involving officers' excessive use of force. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption

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Reports Of Prison Guard Brutality In New York Draw A Harsh Spotlight

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Jury To Decide Fate of 7 Defendants Who Occupied Oregon Wildlife Refuge

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