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Biden admin to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt for 800,000 borrowers. Here’s what to know.
By Amiee Picchi On July 18, 2023 More than 800,000 borrowers with $39 billion in federal student loans will get their debt forgiven, the Biden administration said on Friday. The…
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Forced labor may be common in US food system: study
BY SAUL ELBEIN – 07/24/23 12:55 PM ET Some of the food on U.S. tables has a high probability of having been picked, prepared or processed by Americans who were forced to…
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Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where ‘restorative justice’ has boosted safety
By James Pollard On July 19, 2023 TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is…
Read MoreAI could create a disinformation nightmare in the 2024 election
BY JOSHUA A. TUCKER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 07/14/23 8:30 AM ET When social media first burst onto the political scene in the early 2010s, it was hailed as a “liberation technology”…
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Exclusive: DOJ report recommends ways to improve detainee access to lawyers in prisons
By Bart Jansen The review led by the Bureau of Prisons and the Office for Access to Justice coincided with the 60th anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that guaranteed…
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At New Mexico’s biggest jail for children, toilets and staff are lacking — but strip searches are common.
By Joshua Bowling On July 19, 2023 The décor inside the Bernalillo County Youth Services Center (YSC) is more in line with the children’s wing of your local library than…
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Voting Rights Restored for Minnesota Felons
Minnesota has passed a new law restoring voting rights for people who are not currently incarcerated. By Kyla Jackson Published: Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:13 PM MDT People across the state are…
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Michigan governor signs legislation expanding voting rights
Published 4:22 PM MDT, July 18, 2023 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed a bipartisan package of bills into law to expand voter rights by allowing…
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Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
By Hannah Beckler On July 23, 2023 In a photo taken in December 2003, two US military dog handlers, Sgts. Santos Cardona and Michael Smith, corner a detainee at Abu…
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