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New York City may ban solitary confinement in jails as a bill outlawing the practice gets veto-proof...
NBC Universal via AOL· 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...
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...
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...
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 sexually violent predator is slated for release in Merced County. What we can do about it |...
Merced Sun-Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs a mother of children who are now adults, I recall being haunted by the possibility of having...
'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...
Franklin County Commissioners receive proposed 2023 budget; no tax increase
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Franklin County Commissioners received the 2023 proposed budget of $170 million, which is comparable to the 2022 revised budget of $168 million, according to a news release last week from ...