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New York City may ban solitary confinement in jails as a bill outlawing the practice gets veto-proof...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bill that would ban the practice of solitary confinement in New York City jails now has a...
Rikers Island detainees shackled to desks during classroom sessions; NYC jail oversight board not...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDozens of Rikers Island inmates are shackled and handcuffed to specially-built desks when they participate in classes or other group activities — despite a promise last year by the city Correction ...
What Dutchess County Executive Bill O'Neil has in store for the next 10 months
Poughkeepsie Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDutchess County Executive Bill O'Neil has less than 10 months to push forth an agenda that includes...
State has new plan for 10 homeless families – here's where they would go
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE – The McKee administration is laying the groundwork to move as many as 10 homeless...
A sexually violent predator is slated for release in Merced County. What we can do about it |...
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs a mother of children who are now adults, I recall being haunted by the possibility of having...
Tennesseans can help incarcerated reenter society successfully | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn any given day, roughly 18,000 people are serving time in a Tennessee state prison. Ninety-five...
Effort to move families from Cranston Armory to Zambarano cottages clears hurdle, but concerns...
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — The state's housing secretary won approval Tuesday morning to begin negotiations to...
'A place to call my own': Our Place works to build home for adults with disabilities
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDOVER — Our Place is looking for their place, a permanent home for adults with intellectual...
Evergreen board accepts $2 million in gifts as it hears mostly positive news about the college
The Olympian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Evergreen State College’s Board of Trustees heard a largely positive update on the four-year...
Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGangs, violence and sexual assaults are a problem in three Mississippi prisons because the...