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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2024
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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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2024Talks - April 16, 2024
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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Yonder Report - April 11, 2024
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Fears grow that low-income folks living in USDA housing could be forced out, North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues, and small towns are eligible for grants to boost civic participation..

MN: Juvenile Justice

Juvenile=justice reform advocates say as the nation deals with a mental-health crisis among teenagers, still allowing solitary confinement at detention centers can only make those situations worse. Minnesota recently took steps to limit that practice. (Adobe Stock)
Limiting Solitary Confinement Part of MN Juvenile Justice Overhaul

Minnesota is about to implement several juvenile justice system reforms that are being cheered by advocates. The public-safety omnibus bill approved …

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Community Peace Builders and their mentor are beginning to carry out de-escalation and relationship building efforts in North Minneapolis. (Photo courtesy of EMERGE)
Community Peace Builders Instill Hope in Minneapolis

The summer season and violent crime can fuel narratives by the public and the media about safety in urban settings. But in Minnesota's largest city…

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Groups holding demonstrations outside the Derek Chauvin trial say they don't just want a conviction over the killing of George Floyd. They say city and state leaders have yet to adopt meaningful police reforms. (Adobe Stock)
Police Reform Groups Don't Just Want Guilty Verdict

MINNEAPOLIS -- The first witnesses have testified in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George …

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Since March, many states have done a good job in keeping teens from entering juvenile detention centers. But getting teens already in custody released is an area still lagging. (Adobe Stock)
Juvenile Justice Efforts: Ups and Downs During Pandemic

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Positive trends in populations at youth detention centers in the U.S. have hit a snag, according a new report from The Annie E…

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According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Justice Alternatives Initiative, more than 200,000 young people a year are admitted to detention facilities in the United States. (Adobe Stock)
Hopes for Juvenile-Justice Reform Renewed During Crisis

MINNEAPOLIS - A number of noticeable trends have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes lower juvenile detention numbers. A new report …

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When parole boards consider a crime, they don't always take into account the offender's age when it was committed. (Michael Coghlan/Flickr)
Report: Emphasis Should be on Age in Parole Decisions

MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Supreme Court rulings have made it possible for prisoners who were sentenced as juveniles to life without parole to be eligible …

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Minnesota is one of the states that have moved toward community treatment programs rather than prison for kids. (mn.gov)
Report: Close Youth Prisons, Switch to Alternative Treatment

MINNEAPOLIS – Children should not be kept behind bars, according to a new report that examines the ineffectiveness of youth prisons in …

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New research shows some state practices are criminalizing poverty for some young offenders. (iStockphoto)
Report: MN Youth Facing Debtors' Prison

ST. PAUL, Minn. – When a young person is unable to pay court-related costs, he or she can face what's known as "debtors' prison," a practice a …

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As the Department of Justice plans to end its use of private prisons, Minnesota's correctional officer's union wants to keep a private facility in Appleton permanently shuttered. (iStockphoto)
MN Prison Guard Union Wants State to Follow Feds on Private Facilities

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its use of private prisons is renewing calls to keep a private Minnesota …

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New research says families of kids behind bars have been especially effective advocates for changes in the juvenile-justice system. (iStockphoto)
How Moms are Fighting for Juvenile Justice Changes

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The families of more than 120 young people in Minnesota will be feeling the pain of separation this Mother's Day weekend because of …

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Even though the overall youth commitment rate is down in Minnesota, racial disparities continue to be a problem.
Racial Disparities Persist as Minnesota's Juvenile Imprisonment Rate Drops

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The number of children being committed to prisons or other detention facilities has dropped by about 53 percent across the …

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