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    Introducing... News Inside! We're launching a print publication that will be distributed in prisons and jails.

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  2. . reviews Rachel Louise Snyder's new book: "This is a writer using every tool at her disposal to make this story come alive, to make it matter."

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  3. "Recently my son and I began having The Conversation: What to do if he gets stopped by a police officer."

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  4. More than 40,000 people die from opioid-related overdoses each year. Can a medication-first approach to opioid addiction treatment help those in need without forcing them into counseling?

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  5. "Twice a month, some of us mothers who have lost their children meet at a local hospital. We sit together, we talk, and we share our stories and our pain. It is a horrific club. But we need each other."

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  6. "In here, oftentimes, the only person we have left is our mom," writes incarcerated TMP contributor Jerry Metcalf.

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  7. "He understood that the children are the future leaders of this country, and it was his obligation to take care of them best he could, while they were in his company." More at :

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  8. Luis Martin Alicea was shot and killed in 2016. His mother Elsa has had coffee at his grave every morning to help her cope with his death. More at :

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  9. "By expanding access to free or low-cost transportation to prisons and giving incarcerated parents the chance to serve their sentences closer to their kids, we ensure that more children are able to spend time with their moms and dads."

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  10. "It's now long past time to remedy the exclusion of the last remaining group of citizens who are denied the right to vote." Opinion at :

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  13. A new report from looked at the 25 largest police departments in the U.S. and found that many departments lack explicit policies regarding housing trans detainees, bodily search procedures, and hormone access. More at :

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  14. "I think when we look at the purchase of a firearm, and stewardship doesn't come into the question, then you potentially have a problem." More at :

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  15. "We can speak up for children separated from their parents by incarceration—advocating for programs and policies that make it easier for kids to visit their parents in prison."

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  16. Experts say Mississippi provides a cautionary tale for the nation as it implements the First Step Act. More at :

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  17. "We need not have the courage of the students who charged gunmen; we just need to demand action from our members of Congress and state legislators." More at :

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  18. "While all of these threats—bombs, kidnappings, and shootings—are existential, what has changed over time is by what means people perceive the danger." More at :

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  19. For now, Gov. Gavin Newsom's moratorium on capital punishment amounts to temporary reprieves for each of the 737 men and women on California's death row, which will last for the duration of his time as governor. More at :

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  20. "In last year's budget the prison system got some money to try to keep the drugs out of the prison, which is almost an impossible task. We have to tackle the source of the problem, which is addiction." More at :

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  21. "Private violence affects nearly every aspect of modern life in some way, yet the country's collective failure to treat it as a public health issue demonstrates a stunning lack of understanding about this very pervasiveness." More at :

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