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Gov. Abbott Goes After Austin on Police Budgets, Homelessness
Friday, January 22, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas - At a roundtable on public safety yesterday with law enforcement officials from across the state, Gov. Greg Abbott targeted Austin in ...Read More
While incarcerated people are not included in Phase 1B of the Maine vaccine rollout plan, corrections staff are, along with older Mainers, those with underlying health conditions and front-line essential workers. (Alexander/Adobe Stock)

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Groups Criticize Refusal to Vaccinate Incarcerated Mainers in Phase 1B
Thursday, January 21, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Groups who advocate for the rights of people in prison are criticizing the Mills administration for refusing to include ...Read More
Since recreational use of marijuana became legal in Illinois in 2020, 700,000 minor cannabis records have become eligible to be expunged. (Victor Moussa/Adobe Stock)

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IL Initiative Helps Expunge Cannabis Convictions
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
CHICAGO -- A little more than a year after Illinois became the eleventh state to legalize recreational cannabis, legal-aid groups are working to help ...Read More
Since the mid-1980s, Kentucky's prison population has increased by 168%. (Adobe Stock)

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KY Felony Theft Charges Have Lifelong Impact, Balloon Prison Population
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's felony theft threshold has remained unchanged for more than a decade, and critics say it's contributing to a rise in ...Read More
Between 2009 and 2019, 132 people were killed by police and 47 others died in police custody in the St. Louis area. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Report: St. Louis Metro Has Highest Average Rate of Police Killings
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Metro Police Department has the highest average rate of killings per population of any major police department in the ...Read More
Nevada is one of 30 states that allows the death penalty, but the state hasn't carried out an execution since 2006. (Tracy King/Adobe Stock)

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NV Faith Leaders Urge End to Death Penalty After Last Week's Executions
Monday, January 18, 2021
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty is urging state legislators to use their 2021 session to end state-level ...Read More
About 42% of moms in Maryland prisons are single-parent breadwinners, many of whom would benefit from job-skills programs when they're released. (Wikimedia Commons)

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MD Groups Urge Veto Override for Women’s Pre-release Program
Monday, January 18, 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland Justice Project and its partners are urging the General Assembly to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill to ...Read More
Utah lawmakers will see a slew of bills this session addressing police behavior, including one that would prevent officers from using additional force against someone who's been subdued. (Adobe Stock)

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Police Reform On Docket in Utah Legislature
Friday, January 15, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY -- Police reform will be a top priority when the Utah Legislature opens next Tuesday, and groups are pressing lawmakers to pass more ...Read More
Co-chairs of a new reparations commission in St. Paul say the eyes of the world are on Minnesota in light of George Floyd's death, and what role the region can play in addressing social and racial inequities. (Adobe Stock)

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MN Capital City Moves Forward with Reparations Plan
Friday, January 15, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The movement for reparations for Black Americans has seen greater urgency since the police killing of George Floyd last year ...Read More
If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs the criminal-justice package passed by the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois will be the first state to end cash bail. (RomanR/Adobe Stock)

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IL General Assembly Approves End to Money Bond
Thursday, January 14, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois is set to become the first state to eliminate money bond, after the General Assembly passed a criminal-justice reform ...Read More
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