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The Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 138 defendants — including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals — for their alleged participation in online health care fraud schemes. “These fraudulent activities prey on our most vulnerable,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.

Women serving prison sentences suffer serious trauma both before and during incarceration, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. Researchers say improved awareness of their plight, and better services in the prison systems are urgently needed.