Florida couple charged with negligence after confining minors in trailer

In Florida, a couple faces child negligence charges after allegedly confining four minors in a truck trailer cabin for nearly seven years. Keisha Epps, 51, and her fiancé, Tamra Marshon Stewart, 37, are accused of living with the children in the vehicle while Epps worked as a driver. Reports indicate the children were malnourished, lacked medical and dental care, and missed approximately five years of schooling. Investigators noted the minors exhibited an “unnatural gait” due to confinement and reported instances of physical aggression and untreated medical issues.

In Venezuela, the NGO Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve) has called on the government to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to specific prisons in Miranda state, including El Rodeo I, Yare, and Fuerte Guaicaipuro. The organization cited reports from families regarding isolation, food deficiencies, and ill-treatment in these facilities. Clippve is requesting that the ICRC be permitted to conduct private interviews with detainees to monitor conditions and provide humanitarian follow-up.