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Protests have ensued outside the Newark detention facility for more than a year over numerous allegations on mistreatment of detainees, and New Jersey officials have sought to close the facility known as Delaney Hall.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
28 May 2026 -
The 50-boat Global Sumud flotilla was intercepted in international water by Israeli authorities, stirred accusations of Israeli mistreatment and diplomatic strain.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 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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Prevent Child Abuse America, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance and the National Family Support Network are other voices in the conversation examining how social conditions correlate to child maltreatment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But during that time, the share of calls flagged as meeting the standard to investigate child maltreatment dropped from about one-third to one-quarter.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the largest takeover of its kind, federal housing officials took control of the Chicago Housing Authority four days after its chairman, Vince Lane, and the CHA board resigned under a cloud of mismanagement.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Also, Bornman would call for a forensic audit of the department to address mismanagement and an overreliance on overtime.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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“Ill-usage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-usage. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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