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PNS Daily Newscast - June 22, 2018 


GOP leadership puts its efforts to fix immigration on hold. Also on the Friday rundown: Florida students take their gun control message to the Midwest; and a call for renewal of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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Criminal Justice

The ACLU says children's brains are still developing, and incarcerated young people need age-appropriate rehabilitation services. (Flickr)
Nev. Kids Shouldn't Serve Sentences in Adult Prisons, ACLU Says
Monday, June 18, 2018
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The state of Nevada tries children as adults for certain crimes; but when children enter the adult system, the state has ...Read More
Maryland Department of Corrections officials plan to step up screening of books coming into the system. (Pixabay)
Advocates Say Prisons Should Encourage Books, Not Ban Them
Monday, June 18, 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After inmate advocates objected to new restrictions, Maryland prison officials are allowing inmates to continue receiving book ...Read More
Winnebago County has launched an alert system to give domestic-violence victims prompt notice when an order of protection has been served, which could mean added protection from their abusers. (Pixabay)
Winnebago County Creates Domestic-Violence Alert System
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Winnebago County has launched a new automated system designed to alert domestic-violence victims when an order of protection they ...Read More
Statistics show that children of color are much more likely to be referred for prosecution compared with their white peers. (Youth Justice Coalition)
Hearing Today for Bill To Ban Prosecution of Children Under 12
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Juvenile-justice groups are planning to pack a public hearing today in Sacramento - to support a bill that would ban ...Read More
Michigan is one of only five states that require 17-year-olds be tried as adults. (Pixabay)
Will "Raise the Age" Legislation Get Movement in Michigan?
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
LANSING, Mich. - Seventeen-year-olds in Michigan can't vote, can't serve in the military or buy a pack of cigarettes. Yet under current law they can ...Read More
Under Utah's 2015 criminal justice reforms, the percentage of the prison population serving time for nonviolent offenses shrank from 40 percent to 32 percent. (Keith Allison/Flickr)
UT Reforms Successfully Reduced Prison Population, Data Shows
Monday, June 4, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's prison population is now well below where it had been projected to be by this time, according to new data The Pew ...Read More
RGGI has helped fund rebates on purchases of more than 5,750 electric vehicles in New York. (Stivabc/Pixabay)
Keeping RGGI on Track
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
NEW YORK – Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative money is funding meaningful environmental programs in New York, but a new report from ...Read More
The majority of people who commit violent acts don't have a diagnosable mental-health condition, but survivors face risks. (Pxhere)
Mental-Health Tips Offered for Returning Santa Fe Students
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
SANTA FE, Texas – As Santa Fe High School students head back into the classroom today, mental-health experts want them to know that help is ...Read More
A bill that aims to reduce carjacking would put the burden on juvenile justice advocates to prove their clients should be freed until their cases are resolved. (Pixabay)
Carjacking Crackdown Bill Means More Detention for Juveniles
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Claiming not to know that a car is stolen would no longer be a major factor in prosecuting suspected carjackers under a ...Read More
An economic study by the Washington Economics Group shows an increase in annual household income of $151 million for Florida residents if voters approve Amendment 4. (Pixabay)
Study: Voter Restoration Would Add $365 Million to FL Economy
Friday, May 18, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new study says restoring the voting rights of former felons would provide a big boost to Florida's economy. The study ...Read More
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