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UW Expert Rittenhouse Verdict Could Add to Pain From Bias / Public News Service

MADISON, Wis. - The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict continues to evoke a range of emotions from the public. A University of Wisconsin expert says the outcome could have lasting effects on marginalized residents who already feel pushed away by social institutions. .

Council OKs Edmonds Municipal Court reorganization and return to remote meetings; rejects unit lot subdivisions downtown

Turning Trauma Behind Bars Into Advocacy For Formerly Incarcerated

Charlotte women's center offers model for replacing prisons

Charlotte women s center offers model for replacing prisons DEVNA BOSE, The Charlotte Observer July 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Two gray houses stand on a small plot of land in northeast Charlotte. Inside, women swipe paintbrushes across canvases, mince vegetables with steady hands and, on occasion, glue their eyes to TV screens. Outside, they turn their faces upward to the sun, stroll through the green grass and water growing cucumbers in the garden. There’s not a fence in sight. To these women, it’s a home. But it’s also a prison. The Center for Women serves up to 30 incarcerated women at a time from all over North Carolina, helping them adjust to the community before the completion of their sentences. It’s the only residential work-release program of its kind in the state.