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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2024
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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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2024Talks - April 18, 2024
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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

MA: Juvenile Justice

Community members work on a peace mural for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Along with the Boston Public Health Commission, the group offers a Survivors Outreach Services program to deliver coordinated services to families affected by homicide. (Louis D. Brown Peace Institute)
Group Works to Build Peace Out of Despair in Boston

While community activists in some of Boston's south side neighborhoods have declared a state of emergency following a string of fatal shootings…

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In Massachusetts, unpaid restitution can lead to extended probation, detention or placement, civil judgment or interest accrual, and it can prevent record-clearing. (Adobe Stock)
Report: MA Needs to Reform Youth Restitution Policies

A new report found imposing restitution on youth offenders often leads to higher recidivism rates for kids, pressure on families and further …

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Around 40% of young people who've experienced care will experience homelessness. (Brian/Adobe Stock)
MA Group: Campus-Based Supports Needed for Former Foster Youth

May is National Foster Care Month, and groups that serve foster youths and families say improvements are needed for outcomes and to reduce …

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The Worcester city manager has announced school resource officers will be removed by the end of the year, following Easthampton's example from earlier this year. (Jazmine/Adobe Stock)
Report: More Student Support Needed to End School-to-Prison Pipeline

BOSTON -- With the new school year in full swing, a new report from the Sentencing Project outlines key steps Massachusetts and other states could …

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Massachusetts raised the age of criminal responsibility from 17 to 18 in 2013, the fourth state to do so. (Flickr)
Report: 'Raise the Age' Law in MA Reduced Youth Detention

BOSTON - The number of kids and teens detained in Massachusetts has decreased since the state started treating arrested 17-year-olds as juveniles rath…

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According to Department of Youth Services data, almost 22% of young people serving time in Massachusetts juvenile facilities have been released since Apr. 1. (Google Maps)
MA Youth Detention Population Drops More than 20% within Weeks

BOSTON -- Fewer young people are in detention in Massachusetts since the beginning of April, as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19…

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A national model program, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative is being credited for a major drop in the number of young people being held in secure detention in Massachusetts. (Department of Youth Services)
MA Drops Number of Youth in Secure Detention

BOSTON — The number of Bay State kids being held in secure detention while awaiting court dates has dropped by more than 50 percent over eight y…

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A new report credits Massachusetts for being ahead of the curve in closing down many youth detention centers. (Juvenile In Justice).
Report: Wrong Place for Bay State Kids is Behind Bars

BOSTON – Massachusetts is up to speed in following many of the recommendations set forth in a new report that recommends closing youth prisons i…

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Experts say excessive juvenile justice fines and fees can prevent a young person from getting on the right track. (Chris Potter/Flckr)
Justice by Income: Fines, Fees Push MA Youth Into Custody

BOSTON – When a young person is unable to pay court related costs, he or she can face a type of debtors' prison, a practice a new report says …

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Police should be called to Peck School in Holyoke less often as the result of a settlement with the school district that also calls for reducing the use of restraints on students with disabilities. (Jeff Joniec)
Goal: Fewer Restraints, Cop Calls at Holyoke School

HOLYOKE, Mass. - It is an agreement that should mean fewer students ending up in restraints and fewer cops being called to respond to discipline …

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A new report says the Commonwealth is missing opportunities to reach out to young people in the child welfare system, because too many end up being funneled into juvenile detention. Courtesy: Citizens for Juvenile Justice
Report Cites “Missed Opportunities” for MA Children in Detention

BOSTON - As families across the Commonwealth gather for Thanksgiving, a new report says too many children will spend the holiday in juvenile …

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