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PNS Daily Newscast - August 22, 2018 


Manafort and Cohen guilty as charged. Also on the Wednesday rundown: federal figures predict little boost to coal jobs; the EPA admits new coal rules endanger health; and it turns out consumer want better MPG despite Trump fuel standard rollbacks.

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Iowa has eight prisons to house male inmates at various security risks and one to house female inmates. (ispr.org)
Iowa Activists to Protest in Support of Nationwide Prison Strike
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa activists will protest outside the Iowa Prison Industries office in Des Moines today in solidarity with the prison ...Read More
Patriot Prayer and Proud Boy rallies in Portland have turned violent on several occasions. (Old White Truck/Flickr)
Making Case for Labeling White Supremacist Groups as Gangs
Monday, August 20, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has become a hot spot for far-right rallies that often turn violent. Could more be done if the groups holding these ...Read More
One potential change to Chicago Police protocol is to avoid making arrests for minor offenses. (Pixabay)
Groups Call for More Reforms in Chicago Police Decree
Friday, August 17, 2018
CHICAGO – The public comment period for a consent decree to govern how Chicago Police officers use force and are held accountable ends today ...Read More
Proponents of restorative justice classes say by hearing directly from victims, people who commit crimes can better understand the scale of the harm they have caused. (Bimblebury/Wikimedia Commons)
Restorative Justice Class Cuts Costs of Incarceration
Thursday, August 16, 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. – An outside-the-box approach to criminal justice in Nebraska is helping decrease the chance of formerly incarcerated people ...Read More
Correctional facilities assign incarcerated people to work as close to a regular day as possible, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. (Rennett Stowe/Wikimedia Commons)
Prison-Reform Advocates Urge Rauner to Sign Medical Co-Pay Bill
Friday, August 10, 2018
CHICAGO – It's been more than a month since legislation that would eliminate co-pays for doctor visits to prison inmates went to Gov. Bruce ...Read More
After three investigations and a month of hearings before a House committee, articles of impeachment for all the justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court now go to the House of Delegates. (Dan Heyman)
WV Impeachment Enters a More Partisan Stage
Thursday, August 9, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Articles of impeachment for every member of the West Virginia Supreme Court are now before the full House of Delegates ...Read More
The government plans to build a migrant detention center at GoodFellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas, on a former firing range near an uncapped, closed landfill. (Wikimedia Commons)
Groups Question Possible Pollution at Planned Migrant Detention Centers
Thursday, August 9, 2018
CONCORD, Calif. – A coalition of health, labor and environmental groups is asking the Trump administration to release specific locations for ...Read More
South Dakota's prison population has increased by nearly 400 men and women over the past two years, according to the state's Corrections Commission. (doc.sd.gov)
New SD Billboards Call Attention to Incarceration Rates
Monday, August 6, 2018
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A new billboard on a busy Sioux Falls street is part of the ACLU of South Dakota's Smart Justice reform campaign, ahead of ...Read More
Activists protesting outside ICE offices in Centennial say longtime Colorado resident families are being separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policies. (Wikimedia Commons)
Colorado ICE Encampment Issues Three Demands
Thursday, August 2, 2018
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Coloradans are joining protesters in California, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas against ...Read More
New policies and a special task force are being promised following a report by the Star-Tribune that found police never assigned an investigator in 25 percent of the sexual-assault cases reported over a two-year period. (pixabay)
MN May Get Tougher Policy to Address Rape Investigations
Monday, July 30, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A policy designed to improve sex-assault investigations across Minnesota is now being promised by the chairman of the state's ...Read More
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