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Every other day, Joseph McKinney, Joseph Sevilla and Sal Almanza wake up around 4 a.m. and eat breakfast at their base camp at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena before heading….
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In any given year, up to 30% of the state’s wildfire-fighting force earns as little as $26.90 for a 24-hour shift. That’s because they’re prisoners in the California Department of….
Joyous and heartbreaking in equal measure, “Daughters” captures with alert sensitivity the lives of four girls whose fathers are incarcerated in a Washington, D.C., prison. Santana, Aubrey, Ja’Ana and Raziah….
A 2015 report from Child Trends estimated that there were 5 million American children who’d had a parent imprisoned at some point in their lives.
For years, organizers in Philadelphia encouraged the formerly incarcerated to vote for criminal justice reforms. They notched successes that included the election and reelection of District Attorney Larry Krasner and….
Japanese American leaders slammed former President Donald Trump after he compared Jan. 6 rioters to those of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II just because of their….
Flooding in Clearwater, the seat of Pinellas County, Florida.AP Photo/Mike Stewart This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ahead of Hurricane Milton’s destructive….
Ahead of Hurricane Milton’s destructive landfall on Wednesday evening, millions of residents chose to leave. For roughly 1,200 inmates in the Manatee County Jail, which is located in a major….
