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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 […]

Texas

New dashboard shows nearly 16,000 misconduct reports filed against teachers

  • By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – A new Texas Education Agency Educator Misconduct Reporting Dashboard shows nearly 16,000 misconduct reports have been filed with the agency since last September, with a monthly average of 1,700. The data is reported by fiscal year, which for the TEA goes from Sept. 1 through August 31.