Keith Gessen on Ukraine’s outlook for success in its war with Russia as Congress continues to delay aid and President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced his top commander.
Tennessee s incarceration rates stand out internationally, and there are glaring racial disparities in prisons and jails. New research examines the key causes of inequalities and offers remedies. According to the Sentencing Project, one in three Black men in 1981 was likely to be imprisoned at some point in his life. .
In the new year, advancing criminal justice reform could improve the Magnolia State s low labor participation rate and strengthen the workforce, according to a group advocating for reform. Mississippi s incarceration rate is the highest in the country. Alesha Judkins, Mississippi state director of criminal justice reform for the nonprofit FWD.us, said the state can do more to remove barriers to employment for people out of prison. .
A 2020 Nebraska law restricted the use of solitary confinement, also known as "juvenile room confinement," for Nebraska youths in detention. But a new report by the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare shows a significant increase in its use in fiscal year 2022-23 over the previous year. The number of instances was up more than 40%, and the total length of those incidents was up by nearly a third. .
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