Glynn Simmons, 71, a formerly incarcerated man released in July after more than 48 years in prison. On Tuesday, he was exonerated by an Oklahoma judge on Tuesday. Simmons says that he feels vindicated after his time in prison – some of it spent on death row – now that he has been found innocent. The wrongful conviction makes Simmons eligible for up to $175,000 in compensation from the state. (Associated Press Dec. 20, 2023)
Steve Barnett, co-director for the National Institute for Early Education Research and a professor at Rutgers University, regarding the importance of kindergarten for children. In California, kindergarten enrollment dropped 10.1 percent between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years. (Associated Press Dec. 19, 2023)
A new federal lawsuit claims inmates inside Alabama prisons are the victims of a “labor-trafficking scheme” that denies them parole and forces them to work […]
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