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Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Officials Threw Them in Jail Without Charges.
By Isabelle Taft, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica July 27, 2023 In Mississippi, serious mental illness or substance abuse can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime.…
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Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons Introduced in House
By Erik Ortiz July 27, 2023, 11:01 AM EDT / Updated July 27, 2023, 12:06 PM EDT The End Solitary Confinement Act would prohibit isolating inmates and detainees with limited exceptions while ensuring…
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Connecticut Has Done Something Remarkable With Crime
BY WAYNE D’ORIO JULY 27, 2023 In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it paid to send 500 of them to be incarcerated in Virginia. Nearly 25 years…
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How One Alabama County Declared War on Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs
By AMY YURKANIN July 26th, 2023 Chelsea Stewart waited on the bench of a north Alabama court in early 2019, holding tight to the big news she hoped might get her…
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Jacksonville’s jail death rate tripled after privatizing medical care
by Nichole Manna July 25, 2023 Some of those deaths include people who died in custody, like 33-year-old Amanda Howard and 28-year-old Lina Odom. Others, not reported by the Sheriff’s Office,…
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How many trans and intersex people live in the U.S.? Anti-LGBTQ laws will affect millions
There is particularly scant data about intersex people, those born with physical traits that don’t fit typical definitions for male or female. July 27, 2023, 3:36 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press…
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Michigan Democratic governor signs ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Published 7:51 AM EDT, Thu July 27, 2023 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan, February 13, 2023.Rebecca Cook/ReutersCNN — Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
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DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER Updated 4:58 PM EDT, August 1, 2023 Park guests stroll past the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday,…
Read MoreHouse passes defense bill after GOP adopts abortion and transgender surgery amendments
The amendments would ban the Pentagon from paying for or reimbursing abortion-related expenses and transgender surgeries and hormone treatments for service members. July 14, 2023, 9:24 AM EDT / Updated July 14, 2023,…
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