• The Independent

    Women doing long jail sentences failed by ‘system designed for men’

    Exclusive: ‘In lots of women’s prisons, you will come off remand and be sentenced and be put on a wing among prisoners with sentences that vary from a month to longer,’ woman serving life sentence says

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Wilmot Roots sells out of trees

    In celebration of Earth Day, the Township of Wilmot offered a free tree giveaway program called Wilmot Roots for the second year in a row. This community initiative is the result of a donation of funds from Enova Power Corporation to help reforest the township. With the ongoing organizational support of the volunteer-based Let’s Tree Wilmot group, the township offered over 300 free trees to residents this spring. Chris Catania is the township’s director of community services and said the program

  • The Independent

    Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial in New York

    Just minutes before jury selection finished, a man set himself on fire outside the court