Criminal Justice

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Chuck Grassley
Criminal justice reform bill passed by Senate in bipartisan victory
Guardian US - Vivian Ho in San Francisco
A bill seeking to reform the criminal justice system cleared the Senate Tuesday night, in a legislative victory for both progressive advocates and law-and-order conservatives. The First Step Act, which
Liberal View
WATCH: CNN analyst Angela Rye reveals the real reason why Trump backed criminal justice reform
rawstory.com - Dominique Jackson
On Tuesday, CNN analyst Angela Rye took a quick swipe at President Donald Trump for the Senate passing a criminal justice reform bill, the First Step …
SFGate
London Breed
SF Mayor Breed seeks brother’s release from prison
SFGate - By Lauren Hernández and Dominic Fracassa
San Francisco Mayor London Breed. San Francisco Mayor London Breed asked Gov. Jerry Brown to release her brother from prison, where he has served nearly two decades of a 44-year sentence for the manslaughter
Jonathan Turley
A Judge Sentenced a Poacher to Watch Bambi Once a Month for a Year. Can He Really Do That?
slate.com - Aaron Mak
Research suggests that shame punishments do not prevent re-offense.
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Cocaine
Two arrested after gardai stop car and find €100,000 worth of cocaine in Drimnagh, Dublin
irishmirror.ie - Gavin O'Callaghan
A teenager was one of two arrested after gardai found up to €100,000 worth of cocaine in a car today. The man, 18, and another 36-year-old man were …
Justice
Making Reparations and 'Reknitting' Our Communities
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Lara Bazelon, associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she is the director of its Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics, and the author of Rectify: The
Betsy DeVos
Trump's school safety report: Obama discipline rules should go
chalkbeat.org - By Francisco Vara-Orta
Trump administration officials say it’s time to reverse Obama-era guidelines meant to curb suspensions and expulsions, especially for students of …
Criminal Sentencing
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
newsy.com - www.newsy.com
The First Step Act changes several federal mandates in an effort to give judges more power in sentencing some drug offenders. The Senate …
Justice
A Federal Takeover of NYCHA?; President Trump's Company Made Money From His Inauguration; Amazon's Other Hub; Restorative
wnyc.org - www.wnyc.org
Coming up on today's show: HUD secretary Ben Carson is threatening to put NYCHA in "substantial default" if the housing agency does not come up with a satisfactory plan by January 31 to repair the housing
The Guardian
Justice
Crime victims can find it healing to meet offenders – but too few know it
The Guardian - Luca Assirelli and Charlotte Keenan
Awareness of restorative justice can give victims a sense of closure – and makes the criminal justice system more efficient Restorative justice consists of a meeting between a criminal offender and their
NOLA.com
Homicide
Teen found shot to death Sunday on Lake Forest Boulevard ID’d by coroner |
nola.com
A woman who New Orleans police said was found fatally shot and lying face-down on the side of Lake Forest Boulevard early Sunday morning (Dec. 16) …
Manchester
Thousands targeted with top Travelsafe tips
oldham-chronicle.co.uk - www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk
Date published: 18 December 2018 Children from 238 schools across Greater Manchester have received input from the TravelSafe Parnership Over 14,000 …
American Enterprise Institute
Why education policy's big listening moment doesn't involve much listening
aei.org - www.aei.org
The education space has been gripped by a newfound love of listening. The same advocates and funders who, a few years back, were exhorting us to …
Justice
Brooklyn middle schooler hopes winning T-shirt design will inspire change
chalkbeat.org - By Reema Amin
Eighth grader Emma Pichardo, a student at M.S. 50 in Brooklyn, didn’t know what the Black Lives Matter movement really was until a teacher showed her …
Mental Health
How Black parents can start the hard, but necessary, conversation about suicide prevention with young children
thegrio.com - Jaimee A. Swift
In August of this year, Leia Pierce found her 9-year old son, Jamel Myles, dead in their Denver, Colorado home. Myles, who came out to his mother as …
Education
Bronx middle school stabbing used as evidence in federal report calling for rollback of Obama discipline rules
chalkbeat.org - By Philissa Cramer
A federal recommendation that school districts no longer be encouraged to reduce suspensions cites an unusual tragedy in New York City as one …
Trump Administration
Prison Reform Plan
michaelpramirez.com - www.michaelpramirez.com
December 14, 2018 at 2:54 AMThe hot cause right now is prison reform, and even lots of conservatives are on board. The Heritage Foundation put out an …
U.S. Senate
There's nothing 'courageous' about opposing the First Step Act, it's part of the GOP platform
thehill.com - Doug Deason and Brett Tolman, opinion contributors
This op-ed is directed at the entire United States Senate and specifically a small group of Republican Senators who somehow believe they are being …
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Economic Justice
The most searched word of 2018 tells us a lot about our society
stylist.co.uk - Emily Reynolds
The way we use words reflects the times – and this year’s word of the year certainly does that. Dictionary makers Merriam-Webster picks a word every …
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Canadian Humour
Merriam-Webster’s Word Of The Year Is A Not-So-Subtle Nod To The Mueller Investigation
UPROXX - Stacey Ritzen
Merriam-Webster announced its 2018 Word of the Year on Monday morning, and it should come to little surprise to anyone who has been following the news cycle. “Justice” was the top-searched word amid Special
Mashableadded this to Culture
Economic Justice
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year is honestly so apt for 2018
Mashable - Laura Byager
With all that's going on in the Justice Department, a very divisive appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice, not to mention the ever-ongoing fight …
Buffalo
Buffalo Assemblywoman Named to Powerful Post
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Crystal Peoples-Stokes will take up the title of Assembly Majority Leader, a powerful post in an Albany that will be newly dominated by Democrats …
Justice
Texas inmate claims prison was too understaffed to take him to hospital with flesh-eating bacteria infection
nydailynews.com - By KATE FELDMAN
A Texas man says his flesh-eating bacteria infection festered until it sent him into shock because the jail was too understaffed to properly treat …
Conservative View
Former Trump Prison Chief: The First Step Act Is Critical To Justice | The Daily Caller
dailycaller.com - Mark Inch | Contributor
As the Senate deliberates justice reform, I reflected on when I first prepared for my Certified Corrections Executive exam with the American …
NOLA.com
Algiers
Video shows man accused of burglarizing Algiers home on Thursday: NOPD |
nola.com
New Orleans police on Monday (Dec. 17) released surveillance video showing a person accused of burglarizing an Algiers home as they walk fast down a …
Subaru
Stony Brook Student Missing, May Be In NYC
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Police are searching for missing SUNY Stony Brook college student Michael McLaughlin. Police say the 20-year-old was …
U.S. Department of Justice
Little known restorative justice program needs expanding says worker
aptnnews.ca
Brittany Hobson APTN News Donavan Sutherland faced a tough reality nearly three months ago. The 18-year-old was looking at charges of aggravated assault …
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Andy Burnham
Attack on refugee family highlights rising hate crime in Bolton
The Guardian - Helen Pidd
High on a hill above Bolton on a sunny Sunday in June, a mother and three children were rushing for a bus on their way to church when they encountered an angry local man, Dale Hart. They had not been Bolton
Title IX
New Title IX guidelines help survivors as well as the accused (opinion)
insidehighered.com - Meg Mott
According to most news analyses, the U.S. Department of Education's proposed rule changes for handling sexual misconduct and harassment on college …
Justice
White clergy group makes video supporting protesters
al.com - www.al.com
A group of eight white clergy in Birmingham has released a video of them reading a statement in support of current protesters in Hoover who say …