MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2018
To Free Detained Children, Immigrant Families Are Forced to Risk Everything
Jonathan Blitzer: Under a new Trump Administration policy, family members who come forward to claim unaccompanied minors can now be arrested and deported if they are here illegally.
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Nearly a Decade Awaiting Trial, Now Freed
Abbie VanSickle: In the first test of a newly signed law that significantly narrows California’s felony murder rule, a judge ordered the immediate release of a man who has spent nearly a decade awaiting trial in double murder.
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Women Ignored in Incarceration Reform
J. Gabriel Ware: Eighty-two percent of women in jails suffer from alcohol or drug addiction, and many of them are poor and struggle with mental health issues.
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Moms Play Critical Role in Reducing Recidivism
J. Gabriel Ware: Inmates who had a higher quality relationship with their mother prior to incarceration not only had higher odds of being visited by their mother, but also had significantly lower chances of recidivating.
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