Barclays Sells German Unit to Deutsche Wohnen for $1.56 Billion - Bloomberg
28 May 2012, 6:06 am
Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.’s second- largest bank by assets, agreed to sell its German housing unit, Baubecon, to Deutsche Wohnen AG (DWNI) in a deal valued at 1.24 billion euros ($1.56 billion). Deutsche Wohnen, Germany’s third-largest ...

Dane Co. inmate injures 3 deputies during removal from housing unit - wtaq.com
26 May 2012, 8:25 am
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - An inmate at the Dane County Jail injured three deputies last week as he was being removed from a housing unit for disruptive behavior. 28 year old Craig Ragland has been charged with resisting, causing substantial bodily ...

Appleton high schoolers build duplex for class - Post-Crescent
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
It is the eighth affordable-housing unit — two homes and three duplexes — the class has built through a partnership between the school district and the Appleton Housing Authority. “It’s a nice way to help the community out,” said Logan ...

Dane County Deputies Assaulted By Inmate - nbc15.com
25 May 2012, 6:13 pm
At approximately 9:50pm, deputies were attempting to remove inmate Clint Ragland, age 28 of Madison, from the housing unit for being disruptive. Initially, Ragland refused to move from an upper bunk but then jumped down and punched a deputy in the face.

Man found dead at bus stop - The Hindu
22 May 2012, 7:28 pm
Recently, there were instances of vehicles being set on fire at night in Singanallur Housing Unit and in the past there were such incidents at Pappanaickenpalayam and Selvapuram.

Ghana Needs Well Crafted Housing Policy - GhanaHomePage
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
As Ghana’s housing deficit hit 1.6 million and expected to double by the next 10 years. Currently, we need 360,000 housing unit a year for ten years as a country in order to flatten our rocketing housing deficit which is expected to reach 3.6 million by ...

Edward Gavin, Former City Jails Official, Says Child Welfare Authorities Should Investigate Teen Facility - Village Voice (blog)
22 May 2012, 5:59 am
"The commissioner should redirect that warden's budget line to RNDC." Gavin also proposed assigning a minimum of four correction officers to each adolescent housing unit per tour. Finally, he proposed a new justice court on Rikers just to deal with cases ...

Three penitentiary inmates indicted for attempted murder of correctional officer - Examiner
16 May 2012, 2:49 pm
The indictment alleges that the inmates used a pen converted into a stabbing weapon to assault a correctional officer in a housing unit at the penitentiary. (FBI, Richmond Div. press release) Jose Coral is charged with two counts of assault of a ...

Palestinian Political Prisoners and People of Conscience - Al-Jazeerah.info
14 May 2012, 6:55 pm
Secure Housing Unit… whatever the name, solitary confinement should be banned by States as a punishment or extortion technique. “Social isolation is one of the harmful elements of solitary confinement and its main objective. It reduces ...

Army Capt. George Vargas back to civilian job - News-Gazette
6 May 2012, 7:37 am
His home was a section of a trailer referred to as a "containerized housing unit," or CHU, that served as living quarters for him and one other man. There was just enough space on his half for twin bunk beds, two wall lockers and a canvas and ...