Prisons and corrections institutions in Maine and across the nation struggle to keep drugs out of their jails and the hands of their inmates. The death of a 24-year old prisoner in Cumberland County Jail in Portland due to drug overdose highlights the frustration jail officals go through in their efforts to keep jails clean of illegal substances.
The government of the United Kingdom has been fined GBP 650 million since the previous decade due to mistakes in the spending approach by the public organisations.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed on April 27 that the country’s new draft constitution will continue to feature secularism as a principle as opposed to parliamentary speaker Ismail Kahraman’s controversial call for a religious constitution in a nation that is predominantly Muslim.
Jordan recently banned the popular yet controversial rock band Mashrou’ Leila, otherwise known as Leila’s Project, from performing at the Roman Amphitheater in Amman on April 29. Authorities were prompted to withdraw their authorization to play with concerns over the band’s songs, which were deemed contradictory to religious beliefs.
