In 2015, Idaho, North Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma started programs to try to combat serious shortages and high turnover in prison staff. Now several more states, including Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and West Virginia, are working on the problem. The states are trying to increase the
Read moreAmidst technological advancements that offer a “better” and cost-effective alternative to in-person communication, nothing beats eye-to-eye conversations especially for someone who is detained behind bars. This has been the call of many human rights advocates and fortunately they have been heard.
Detainees in some
Read moreTruancy, or unauthorized absence from school, has become such a problem in the state of Texas among high school students that officials have made it mandatory for schools to refer these students to the courts after a certain number of unexcused absences. This method, which is used in
Read moreJudge Andrew Hanen issued a preliminary injunction against the expanded version of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the new Deferred Action Parental Accountability (DAPA) program. This action is the most recent in a long line of defenses the Republican politicians in Texas have taken against the
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