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PNS Daily News - December 9, 2019 


The Pensacola shooting investigated as an act of terror; Trump faces criticism over so-called anti-Semitic comments; and some local governments adapt to meet the needs of immigrants.

2020Talks - December 9, 2019 


Candidates have a busy week in Iowa, despite a weekend shooting on Pensacola Navy Air Base. Also, candidates start butting heads, notably South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Criminal Justice

Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis is part of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act. (University of Maine bio)
Maine Considers Changes to Indian Claims Act
Friday, December 6, 2019
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine could soon revise its legal relationship with American Indian nations. Maine treats tribal nations as municipalities ...Read More
ODARA consists of 13 questions police ask a domestic violence victim to assess the risk that their abuser might re-offend. (Victor Moussa/Adobe Stock)
ND Police Test Risk-Assessment Tool for Repeat Domestic Assault
Friday, December 6, 2019
MINOT, N.D. – Law enforcement in a North Dakota county is testing out a tool that measures a domestic violence offender's likelihood of ...Read More
A new national report says progress is being made in closing racial gaps in prison populations. Among women, the disparity in black and white imprisonment rates has dropped from 6-to-1 to 2-to-1. (Matthew Henry/Librestock)
Despite National Optimism, Racial Issues Persist in MN Prison Count
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. – There's been positive movement in reducing racial gaps in prison populations across the United States, according to a new ...Read More
A District Court judge in Ohio is overseeing a collection of more than 2,500 lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers. (Adobe Stock)
Deadline Day to Opt Out of Federal Opioid Negotiating Class
Friday, November 22, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cities and counties in Ohio and across the country must decide by today whether they want to be a part of a possible multi- ...Read More
A new study on mass shootings shows that assault-style rifles are used about 25% of the time; while handguns are most often the weapon of choice. (Ultra1s/iStockphoto)
Report: Most Mass Shooters Have 4 Things in Common
Thursday, November 21, 2019
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Mass shootings often are preventable – and a majority of the weapons were obtained legally, according to a ...Read More
Only one person remains on death row in New Hampshire. State legislators voted to abolish the death penalty in May. (Adobe Stock)
Use of Death Penalty Eroding; New England Leads National Trend
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. — New death sentences are at record lows nationwide, and executions are down by 75% since the mid-1990s. That's according to data ...Read More
There are currently 31 people on death row in Kentucky prisons. (Adobe Stock)
Executions, Death Sentences at Record Lows in U.S.
Friday, November 15, 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Use of the death penalty is disappearing from entire sections of the United States, and eroding in others. That's according ...Read More
Civil rights groups are challenging the judicial system's use of cash bail in Alamance County. (Adobe Stock)<br /><br />
Three Plaintiffs, ACLU Challenge Cash Bail System in Alamance County
Friday, November 15, 2019
GRAHAM, N. C. – The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of three people ...Read More
The United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, located near Inez, Ky., has a prison population of about 1,300 men. (Roger May)
Appalachian Communities Say Prison Jobs are "Phantom Promise'"
Thursday, November 7, 2019
By Alison Stine Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan Reporting for the YES! Media-Kentucky News Connection Collaboration WHITESBURG, Ky. – Big ...Read More
One-in-5 women and 1-in-71 men in the United States will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (Adobe Stock)
NC Lawmakers Pass Bill Supporting Right to Revoke Consent
Monday, November 4, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. — State lawmakers have voted unanimously to close legal loopholes related to consent and sexual assault. The loopholes made North ...Read More
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