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A formerly incarcerated woman struggled to find work. Now, she owns a coffee shop that she hopes will create jobs in her community.
Claudia Shivers, 49, started her business Queen Coffee Bean after being incarcerated. She hopes to …
Allie Kelly
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Incarcerated New Yorkers will get to observe the solar eclipse after a legal settlement
Six men incarcerated at a New York prison argued in a federal lawsuit that the upcoming solar eclip…
Natalie Musumeci
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A key service helping convicted US veterans recover remains dysfunctional for everyone else, but there's a fix
Proper funding and community interaction are key to the success of drug treatment courts, which fac…
Ella Sherman
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YouTuber Olivia Jade compared her kitchen to a 'prison' after her mom Lori Loughlin was incarcerated over the college admissions scandal
Olivia Jade Gianulli, daughter of actor Lori Loughlin, appeared to address the college admissions s…
Charissa Cheong
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A California man was arrested after an argument over wearing a mask. He later died in jail after being denied medical care, his family says.
Authorities originally said Maurice Monk, 45, died of natural causes in an Oakland jail. His sister…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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A Black inmate is suing a Kentucky prison after he says guards forced him to cut his dreadlocks so he'd have 'searchable hair'
Carlos Thurman filed a lawsuit against Northpoint Training Center, a prison in Boyle County, Kentuc…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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After my sister killed her abusive partner, I raised their 2 children. I've learned a lot about sistering and mothering.
Nikki Addimando's sister, Michelle Horton, had to raise Nikki's two kids after she killed her abusi…
Kelly Burch
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JK Rowling's tweets about a lurid murder story reopened a heated debate about transgender convicts
Author JK Rowling posted about a lurid UK murder, reopening a fierce debate about how society shoul…
Nathan Rennolds
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Elizabeth Holmes is incarcerated at the same prison camp as 'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah
"There's a guarantee they're going to run into one another," Shah's prison consultant told ET. "The…
Trisha Gopal
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Imran Khan says he was 'deceived' by court while sentencing in graft case
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday accused the Accountability Court of deceivin…
PTI
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Wisconsin school district dropped book on Japanese-American incarceration during WWII from curriculum, arguing that the story was 'unbalanced'
Julie Otsuka's 2002 book, "When the Emperor Was Divine," is among a number of books on race and sex…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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How being incarcerated affects your mental health, according to a psychologist and neurologist
Incarceration comes with a host of issues, from physical violence to emotional abuse, which can sig…
Emily Swaim
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Thousands of people who were released from prison due to the pandemic are now thriving with their families. But if Biden doesn't act now, they will be cruelly sent back.
4,000 people who have been under home confinement could go back to prison if Biden doesn't commute …
Michael E. Novogratz
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I coordinate a pen-pal program for incarcerated LGBTQ+ folks. I learned that a little compassion goes a long way.
Dawson Johns is part of a pen-pal program for incarcerated LGBTQ+ folks. Letters can help people on…
Kelly Burch
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Prison reform advocates say the Roe ruling will make it easier to deny care to incarcerated pregnant people: 'It just shows the amount of contempt that these systems have for women'
The Roe reversal could also have a detrimental impact on people who are on parole: "It impacts a lo…
Isabella Zavarise
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A formerly incarcerated Florida man who was arrested for voter fraud under Gov. Ron DeSantis' police unit says he was told his rights were restored: 'I would have never tried'
"If I was told that I couldn't vote at that time or any other time, I would have never tried," said…
Taylor Ardrey
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Johnny Cash once sang about the 'living hell' at San Quentin State Prison. A new program there aims to help inmates sing a different tune.
The owner of a music-based non-profit is bringing songwriting to San Quentin state prison this fall.
Sebastian Cahill
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Tennessee lawmakers want the state's juvenile prison system audited after an investigation found kids being held in solitary confinement for indeterminate lengths
An investigation of Tennessee's children's prisons showed kids were being kept in solitary confinem…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Justice Department will likely try to have Trump incarcerated if he's convicted in Mar-a-Lago case, national security lawyer says
Ultimately if there is a conviction, the sentence would be dependent on the judge overseeing the ca…
Insider staff,Sarah Gray
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Florida prisons may violate policy by locking people in unsanitary shower stalls for hours on end
Prisoners say the stalls are often filthy, with feces, urine, black mold, and mice; one man said he…