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A longstanding loophole in prison disciplinary policy allows for punishment regardless of guilt

  • Emma Davis

Incarcerated Mainers are pushing back against a longstanding loophole in the Department of Corrections disciplinary policy that allows staff to issue punishments before and regardless of a finding of guilt. “It flat out just denies incarcerated people their due process rights,” said Foster Bates, president of the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP. Language […]

Eaton Fire survivors travel to California capital to get help
California

Eaton Fire survivors travel to California capital to get help

  • By Chris Woodward | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – More than 100 Eaton Fire survivors were headed to Sacramento Tuesday to speak with legislators and others about the Community Aid for Rebuilding Equity Fund.

Missouri

After a man dies in police custody, residents in a Missouri town demand answers

  • Cara Anthony

SIKESTON — Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who had ironed her clothes two days in advance, said she just wanted to be there for his family. School-age children, guided by their parents, approached his open casket in the sanctuary of Cornerstone Baptist Church and peeked inside. Other people looked […]