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But inside “rain water was coming in just about everywhere,” recalled the detainee, who was later put in handcuffs and held in a one-man cell for failing to quickly leave the shower when ordered.

There were multiple "unsafe" incidents because of staff failings, according to whistleblowers.

From BBC

A year after her release, she was back in the dock facing another jail sentence as the Post Office pursued her for failing to pay "proceeds of crime".

From BBC

Sarwar also claimed the Scottish government was failing to deliver on tackling crime, education and other public services.

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Opposition MP Likando Rodrick recently criticised the government for failing to contain the fire, saying they should have been better prepared and urging them to beef up their long-term response measures.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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