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PNS Daily Newscast - December 13, 2018 


Trump 'fixer' Michael Cohen gets three years, and Trump calls him a liar. Also on the Thursday rundown: Higher smoking rates cause some states to fall in health rankings; and the Farm Bill helps wilderness areas.

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Criminal Justice

In some parts of West Virginia, the demand for foster parents is so high the system is being forced to turn to the classroom. (wokandapix/Pixabay)
Ohio County Teachers Step into Foster Care Emergency
Thursday, December 13, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In Ohio County, W.Va., the drug crisis is breaking up so many homes that the public schools are forced to ask teachers and ...Read More
A new study finds those released from private, residential community-corrections centers are far more likely to be reincarcerated. (ErikaWittlieb/Pixbay)
Report: Private Community-Corrections Centers Failing to Rehabilitate
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Privately run residential community-corrections centers in Pennsylvania don't live up to their claims of cost savings and ...Read More
Michigan is one of only four states that automatically prosecutes all 17-year-olds as adults.<br />(Wokandapix/Pixabay)
MI Groups Hope "Raise the Age" Gets Year-End Approval
Monday, December 10, 2018
LANSING, Mich. – With time short in the lame-duck legislative session, some policy groups and youth advocates are hopeful lawmakers will pass ...Read More
The First Step Act would increase
Bipartisan Groups Push for Federal Prison Sentencing Reform
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - People languishing in federal prison for decades on nonviolent drug convictions may get a new chance at justice if the U.S ...Read More
Eileen Rektenwald, who heads the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, speaks at The Ending Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Conference in Lexington. (KCADV)
KY Lawmakers Honored for Protecting Survivors of Violence
Friday, November 30, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky advocates for sexual and domestic assault survivors are gathering in Lexington to reflect on their successes of the ...Read More
A landmark court case, Unger v. Maryland, is being used to offer lessons for national and state policymakers in tackling mass incarceration and the aging prison population. (Justice Policy Institute)<br />
Study: Prison Release of Older People is Safe, Saves Money
Thursday, November 29, 2018
BALTIMORE – A new study shows that when older people are released from prison, they aren't the only ones who benefit – Maryland taxpayers ...Read More
There are at least 30 people on death row at the Kentucky State Penitentiary. (Midnight Believer/Flickr)
Freed from Death Row: Man Shares His Story with Kentucky
Monday, November 26, 2018
HAZARD, Ky. — Convicted of a crime he didn't commit, Gary Drinkard spent six years on death row before the truth was revealed. And today ...Read More
Florida overwhelmingly voted in favor of Amendment 4 on giving previously disenfranchised persons with felonies the opportunity to vote. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)<br />
Listening Tour to Register Florida’s Newly Enfranchised Voters
Monday, November 19, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A statewide listening tour is under way after more than 64 percent of Florida voters chose to restore voting rights to ...Read More
CAIR offers bystander intervention training to help people deescalate harassment of people of color in public. (CAIR-Washington)
American Muslims: Hate Crimes More Prevalent than FBI Data Show
Monday, November 19, 2018
SEATTLE — Reports of hate crimes rose across the nation in 2017, and grew at an even faster pace in Washington state. Statistics from the ...Read More
Each month more than 5,000 Missourians take academic classes in Department of Corrections facilities. (doc.mo.gov)
Life After Prison: Missouri Confab Focus
Friday, November 16, 2018
UPDATE: On Wednesday, 11/14, President Donald Trump indicated support for a prison reform bill observers believe has a chance for bipartisan ...Read More
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