PREA applies to all federal, state, and local prisons, jails, police lockups, private facilities, and community settings such as residential facilities.
Eric Garner was not killed by police in New York City because he was black. He was killed by police in New York City for selling individual cigarettes to pedestrians in a city that has declared all-out war on smoking.
Cocaine killed TV pitchman Billy Mays, autopsy finds. Oxy Clean pitchman Billy Mays visited New York shortly before his death. Hyperactive pitchman Billy Mays used cocaine days before his heart attack - and it killed him, officials said Friday. Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County medical examiner said.