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We need to stop 'polaroiding' our Black youth with records. Let's give them a path to dream
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real” — Tupac Shakur That’s a powerful statement from a young...
This statistic is used to argue against prison reform in Alabama. Is it accurate?
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fight over the operation and purpose of Alabama’s prisons often centers around this question:...
Wis. school board members dismissed book about Japanese American incarceration as being...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParents are pushing back after a committee whose members sit on a Wisconsin school board did not...
Who is Thomas Creech, and what crimes did he commit in Idaho and elsewhere?
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThomas Eugene Creech, whose attempted execution by the state failed Wednesday after nearly 50 years...
Gov. Kristi Noem signs slate of bills regarding criminal justice, new state prisons
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Kristi Noem signed a slate of bills Monday dealing with the criminal justice system, including...
Increased fines, jail time: Marion County adds teeth to litter enforcement ordinance
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter nearly 10 months of work from the Litter Task Force, Marion County commissioners have adopted...
Why was Bergen man released from prison decades after murder? Examining the parole process
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat seems like a lifetime prison sentence in a horrific murder case does not always turn out that...
KY House sends controversial anti-crime bill to Senate. What changed, what stayed in?
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Kentucky House made more changes on Thursday to its sprawling, controversial anti-crime package...
850 students estimated to have been homeless in Asheville, Buncombe schools this year
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoASHEVILLE - By the end of the school year, coordinators for Buncombe County and Asheville City...
California Democrats want solitary confinement reform. Why Gavin Newsom may be a roadblock
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and key lawmakers at the Capitol are struggling to find a consensus...