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Morning Security Brief: Hospital Back-Up Power, Hurricane Sandy By State, Employee Tracking, and More
By Carlton Purvis
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ProPublica investigates why hospital back-up generators continue to fail. Employees at a Canadian law firm say a new access control program is being used inappropriately. Shocking videos of inmate who committed suicide show abuse by corrections staff. And more. 


►During Hurricane Sandy, NYU’s Langone Medical Center had to evacuate all 215 of its patients when the facility lost power and both back-up systems failed. ProPublica investigates why hospital back-up generators continue to fail [1].


►The Associated Press put together a state-by-state roundup [2] of Hurricane Sandy’s effects. The storm killed 92 people and knocked out power for 8.5 million, the AP reports.


►An employee-tracking program [3] at a Canadian law firm is drawing fire from employees who say it’s being used inappropriately. After getting complaints about employees taking three-hour lunch breaks, McCague Borlack LLP deployed fingerprint-scanning technology to monitor when people come and go from the office. Founding partner Howard Borlack says the program’s main purpose is access control and enhanced security, however a group of employees at the firm say the program doesn’t address any security concerns and targets copy room and secretary staff, as lawyers are exempt from participating.


►In 2007, inmate Ashley Smith strangled herself to death after experiencing abuse from corrections staff and extended solitary confinement. After a legal battle, an inmate rights group has finally secured video showing abuse of Ashley Smith [4] in custody.


►In other news, Atlanta police are investigating the area near the CNN Center after receiving a call about a chemical bomb [5]. And video has emerged of what activists say are executions of Syrian soldiers [6] by rebels.


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[1] http://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-hospitals-generators-keep-failing

[2] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/state-state-look-superstorms-effects-1

[3] http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1280806--bay-street-law-firm-uses-fingerprint-technology-to-monitor-employees-comings-and-goings

[4] http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1280837--shocking-ashley-smith-video-revealed

[5] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/police-probe-chemical-bomb-threat-cnn-center

[6] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/rebels-believed-have-executed-syrian-troops