by Alice Ollstein Article Reprint One of the most conservative courts in the nation is hearing a challenge Tuesday to Texas’ voter ID law from from the state conference of the NAACP and the Mexican
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One Way To Help People Stay Out Of Jail? Sign Them Up For Health Insurance.
by Alex Zielinski Article Reprint For the thousands of incarcerated Americans, prison may be the first place they’ve ever received comprehensive health care. But what happens after their sentence is up?
Read moreNorth Korean envoy rejects Trump overture to meet leader
By Stephanie Nebehay Article Reprint GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a “kind of propaganda or advertisement” in the election
Read moreFreddie Gray case: Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero found not guilty of all charges
msn.com Article Reprint Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday acquitted Officer Edward Nero of all counts for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.
Read moreThe Recidivism Trap
by Jeremy Fontanez Article Reprint The United States incarcerates more of it’s citizens than any other nation. With only 5% of the world’s population, our country houses 25% of the world’s prison population. In 1992,
Read moreManny Pacquiao Elected to Filipino Senate
BTN STAFF From boxing ring to Senate seat is the path that former boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is taking. On Thursday Filipino confirmed that the 37 year old Pacquiao was one of the 12 newly
Read more‘Prison Slavery’: Alabama Inmates Strike Over Awful Conditions, Unpaid Work
finalcall.com Article Reprint Inmates at several Alabama prisons went on strike early this month and forced lockdowns to protest what they called terrible conditions for inmates, overcrowding, and exploitative labor that they are forced to
Read moreMississippi city ordered to desegregate schools 60 years after landmark ruling
By: Matthew Teague Article Reprint Nearly 60 years after the landmark US supreme court ruling that ordered schools to integrate, the classrooms of Cleveland, Mississippi, are still divided by race.
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