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Court: Use of private prisons does not violate inmates' rights
Mohave Daily News· 2 days agoArizona's use of private prisons does not violate the rights of inmates, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision leaves intact the moves by state lawmakers over the years to increasingly ...
Gary Franks: Having student loan debt is almost like being a sharecropper — really!
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 days agoThis would be true for post-slavery American Blacks and to a lesser degree, for those today with...
US Census Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 7 days agoThe Census Bureau is part of the Department of Commerce. The census is mandated by the US Constitution. “The actual enumeration shall be made within...
Prisoners are being injured or killed in assigned jobs, AP investigation finds
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains ...
Trustees vote to prohibit marijuana businesses in the township - Akron.com
West Side Leader & South Side News Leader· 1 day agoAfter months of discussion and the enactment of a temporary moratorium on medical use marijuana, Copley Township Trustees have voted to prohibit all types of cannabis-related businesses in the ...
Sen. Cory Booker Questions US Prison Labor Policies, Calls for Change
US News & World Report· 3 days agoPrisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for their release instead of being forced to work, sometimes picking crops in triple-digit heat for pennies an hour or ...