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• Youth spend time in jail, criminal justice system to push them away from crime - WKBW-TV

  22-08-2019 23:59 via wkbw.com
  Youth spend time in jail, criminal justice system to push them away from crime  WKBW-TVOnce a week, about 20 people aged 11-16 spend two hours with the program taking in every aspect of our area's criminal justice system.
  
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• Two People Accused Of Trying To Deal Drugs Inside Local District Justice’s Office - CBS Pittsburgh

  22-08-2019 23:53 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  Two People Accused Of Trying To Deal Drugs Inside Local District Justice’s Office  CBS PittsburghJEANNETTE (KDKA) — Two people are accused of trying to conduct a drug deal inside a local district justice's office. Court records say that Adam Brandonio ...
  
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• Family justice advocate says new DCFS audit shows state agency is failing - Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

  22-08-2019 23:33 via tribuneledgernews.com
  Family justice advocate says new DCFS audit shows state agency is failing  Cherokee Tribune Ledger NewsAn audit of Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services found significant deficiencies and noncompliance that a family justice advocate said shows the ...
  
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• Second Shot At Justice In YU High School Sex Abuse Case - Jewish Week

  22-08-2019 23:15 via jewishweek.timesofisrael.com
  Second Shot At Justice In YU High School Sex Abuse Case  Jewish WeekWhen Jay Goldberg first contributed his story of alleged childhood sexual abuse to a 2013 lawsuit against Yeshiva University, which accused administrators and ...
  
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• India’s justice system does far too little to protect witnesses - The Economist

  22-08-2019 22:48 via economist.com
  India’s justice system does far too little to protect witnesses  The EconomistConviction rates are just 6% in cases involving politicians.
  
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• 'Justice League': New Zack Snyder Cut & Darkseid Details Revealed - Heroic Hollywood

  22-08-2019 22:24 via heroichollywood.com
  'Justice League': New Zack Snyder Cut & Darkseid Details Revealed  Heroic Hollywood'Justice League' cinematographer Fabian Wagner shared new details on Darkseid and the Zack Snyder Cut of the Warner Bros. and DC film.
  
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• Felon tries to enter downtown Portland justice center with gun, explains he forgot he had it with him, DA says - OregonLive

  22-08-2019 22:21 via oregonlive.com
  Felon tries to enter downtown Portland justice center with gun, explains he forgot he had it with him, DA says  OregonLiveJames Richard Greenwood, 23, was caught after a security officer scanned Greenwood's bag with an x-ray machine, investigators say.
  
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• The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges A White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks - BuzzFeed News

  22-08-2019 22:16 via buzzfeednews.com
  The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges A White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks  BuzzFeed NewsJustice Department says it mistakenly emailed link to white nationalist website  NBCNews.comJustice Department sent white nationalist content to immigration court employees: report | TheHill  The HillTrump Justice Department officials emailed immigration judges this racist, anti-Jewish blog post  Boing BoingJustice Department Sent White Nati
  
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• Obamas Strike Blow for Economic Justice, Donate Millions in Exchange for Massive Beachfront Estate - Washington Free Beacon

  22-08-2019 22:05 via freebeacon.com
  Obamas Strike Blow for Economic Justice, Donate Millions in Exchange for Massive Beachfront Estate  Washington Free BeaconCelebrity authors Barack and Michelle Obama are striking a blow for social, economic, and climate justice, vowing to donate an undisclosed eight-figure sum to ...
  
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• What do criminal justice risk assessments actually assess? - Phys.Org

  22-08-2019 21:48 via phys.org
  What do criminal justice risk assessments actually assess?  Phys.OrgExposure to the criminal justice system increases some of the risk factors used to predict recidivism and re-arrest, according to new research out of Columbia ...
  
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• Songs of Hope & Justice concert returns to launch N.C. Folk Festival in Greensboro - Greensboro News & Record

  22-08-2019 21:45 via greensboro.com
  Songs of Hope & Justice concert returns to launch N.C. Folk Festival in Greensboro  Greensboro News & RecordGREENSBORO — A "Songs of Hope & Justice" concert hosted by singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett will return this year to help launch the N.C. Folk Festival.
  
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• Justice charges 80 in massive online fraud case linked to Nigerian defendants | TheHill - The Hill

  22-08-2019 21:00 via thehill.com
  Justice charges 80 in massive online fraud case linked to Nigerian defendants | TheHill  The HillThe Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed a 252-count federal indictment charging 80 defendants, many of whom are Nigerian nationals, with ...
  
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• Hong Kong: Protesters Demand Justice for Masked Mob Who Attacked Them With Metal Rods and Clubs - VICE

  22-08-2019 20:16 via vice.com
  Hong Kong: Protesters Demand Justice for Masked Mob Who Attacked Them With Metal Rods and Clubs  VICEPolice knew about the suspected gang-affiliated attack in advance, took an hour to arrive on the scene, and didn't charge anyone for weeks.
  
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• Why you'll no longer find 'convicted felons' in San Francisco - New York Post

  22-08-2019 20:10 via nypost.com
  Why you'll no longer find 'convicted felons' in San Francisco  New York Post The switch comes as part of a new resolution by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which voted to use "person-first" language in the criminal justice ...
  
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• Jay-Z teams with NFL on music, social justice causing backlash - MSNBC

  22-08-2019 19:57 via msnbc.com
  Jay-Z teams with NFL on music, social justice causing backlash  MSNBCJay- Z has announced that his entertainment company Roc Nation is joining forces with the NFL for a music and social justice partnership that has put the music ...
  
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• Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption - Reuters

  22-08-2019 19:05 via reuters.com
  Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption  ReutersALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's Supreme Court on Thursday placed former justice minister Tayeb Louh in custody over alleged corruption under former president ...
  
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• CVCC justice program to funnel into Averett University's - Lynchburg News and Advance

  22-08-2019 18:45 via newsadvance.com
  CVCC justice program to funnel into Averett University's  Lynchburg News and AdvanceGraduates from Central Virginia Community College will be able to make a smooth transition into the criminal justice program at Averett University in Danville, ...
  
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• Justice Department indicts 80 individuals in a massive business email scam bust - TechCrunch

  22-08-2019 18:01 via techcrunch.com
  Justice Department indicts 80 individuals in a massive business email scam bust  TechCrunchThe Justice Department has indicted dozens of individuals accused of involvement in a massive business email scam and money laundering scheme.
  
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• GHHS breaks ground: Law and Justice Center coming soon - Porterville Recorder

  22-08-2019 17:51 via recorderonline.com
  GHHS breaks ground: Law and Justice Center coming soon  Porterville RecorderGranite Hills High School (GHHS) students, staff, dignitaries from the community and the city, Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Nate ...
  
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• Young Justice: Outsiders - Our 6 Biggest Questions After Episode 23 - Screen Rant

  22-08-2019 17:36 via screenrant.com
  Young Justice: Outsiders - Our 6 Biggest Questions After Episode 23  Screen RantYoung Justice: Outsiders episode 23, "Terminus," is a most unusual episode by the standards of the season so far. As the cast of Young Justice has expanded, ...
  
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• Rhett Weires appointed New Paltz town justice - Hudson Valley One

  22-08-2019 17:20 via hudsonvalleyone.com
  Rhett Weires appointed New Paltz town justice  Hudson Valley OneNew Paltz Town Council members voted four to one last Thursday in favor of appointing Rhett Weires as town justice through the end of 2020. He will replace ...
  
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• 2 Things to Love About Alabama: Justice Hugo Black — “the most remarkable Justice of the 20th century” - Roll Bama Roll

  22-08-2019 16:56 via rollbamaroll.com
  2 Things to Love About Alabama: Justice Hugo Black — “the most remarkable Justice of the 20th century”  Roll Bama RollAshland's Hugo Black may be one of the most complicated persons you'll ever encounter. If you thought Sweet Home Alabama was contradictory, you ain't seen ...
  
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• Victim-survivors of rape don't feel justice has been met, even if the accused goes to prison - Phys.Org

  22-08-2019 16:30 via phys.org
  Victim-survivors of rape don't feel justice has been met, even if the accused goes to prison  Phys.OrgThe Scottish criminal justice process leaves those who have reported a rape or serious sexual assault feeling marginalized and with little control regardless of ...
  
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• Center for Health and Justice Research Hires Director - Inside INdiana Business

  22-08-2019 16:29 via insideindianabusiness.com
  Center for Health and Justice Research Hires Director  Inside INdiana BusinessAn interim director has been named at the Center for Health and Justice Research at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute. Eric Grommon, an associate ...
  
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• Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase - Washington Examiner

  22-08-2019 16:07 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase  Washington ExaminerFederal arrests of noncitizens have jumped over 200% in the last 20 years and now account for 64% of those arrested, according to the Justice Department.
  
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• When Cops Kill Civilians: Finding a Path to Justice - Crime Report

  22-08-2019 16:06 via thecrimereport.org
  When Cops Kill Civilians: Finding a Path to Justice  Crime ReportEvery U.S. prosecutor should expect that an officer-involved shooting or death will occur “at some point” during her tenure, and have in place a plan to deal with ...
  
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• Driver is Adam-ant about seeking justice in the teaser trailer for The Report - The A.V. Club

  22-08-2019 15:36 via news.avclub.com
  Driver is Adam-ant about seeking justice in the teaser trailer for The Report  The A.V. ClubAdam Driver enthusiasts are having quite the week. First, Netflix drops companion teasers for Noah Baumbach's divorce comedy-drama, Marriage Story.
  
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• Timothy Faust wants us to think big in ‘Health Justice Now.’ That means single payer. - Houston Chronicle

  22-08-2019 14:48 via houstonchronicle.com
  Timothy Faust wants us to think big in ‘Health Justice Now.’ That means single payer.  Houston Chronicle In “Health Justice Now,” Timothy Faust argues passionately for a major change to healthcare in the U.S..
  
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• Panel gives chief justice new 5-year term - The Herald

  22-08-2019 14:36 via duboiscountyherald.com
  Panel gives chief justice new 5-year term  The HeraldThe first female leader of Indiana's highest court is getting another five years in the job.
  
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• Justice for Justine group angry about disparities - Southwest Journal

  22-08-2019 13:27 via southwestjournal.com
  Justice for Justine group angry about disparities  Southwest JournalIn the wake of Minneapolis' tentative $200,000 settlement with the adoptive father of Jamar Clark, a group of Fulton residents advocating for police reform is ...
  
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• Loretta Rush reappointed as chief justice of state Supreme Court - NUVO

  22-08-2019 13:07 via nuvo.net
  Loretta Rush reappointed as chief justice of state Supreme Court  NUVOAfter listening to her fellow justices sing her praises, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush was reappointed to a second five-year term Wednesday by the Judicial ...
  
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• Sanders’s Criminal-Justice Plan Is Wrong in So Many Ways - National Review

  22-08-2019 12:30 via nationalreview.com
  Sanders’s Criminal-Justice Plan Is Wrong in So Many Ways  National ReviewIt's based on the false premise that the justice system is draconian and racially oppressive, and it ignores that most prisoners are in state, not federal, prisons.
  
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• Criminal justice reform had a bipartisan minute. Then 2020 reared its head - Roll Call

  22-08-2019 12:30 via rollcall.com
  Criminal justice reform had a bipartisan minute. Then 2020 reared its head  Roll Call OPINION — That didn't last long. For a while, it looked as though the distance between the parties had narrowed on the issue of criminal justice reform.
  
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• National Warren: why did the Justice Dept. go easy on big banks? - BayStateBanner

  22-08-2019 12:02 via baystatebanner.com
  National Warren: why did the Justice Dept. go easy on big banks?  BayStateBannerSen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding information from the Justice Department about actions that Trump administration officials took last year to reduce the ...
  
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• Firing NYPD cop Daniel Pantaleo over Eric Garner's death is not justice - Salon

  22-08-2019 12:00 via salon.com
  Firing NYPD cop Daniel Pantaleo over Eric Garner's death is not justice  SalonThe reaction to the termination of now-former NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, the five years it took to see him fired after his chokehold led to Eric Garner's death, ...
  
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• San Francisco board rebrands 'convicted felon' as 'justice-involved person,' sanitizes other crime lingo - Fox News

  22-08-2019 10:15 via foxnews.com
  San Francisco board rebrands 'convicted felon' as 'justice-involved person,' sanitizes other crime lingo  Fox NewsCrime-ridden San Francisco has introduced new sanitized language for criminals, getting rid of words such as “offender” and “addict” while changing “convicted ...
  
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• Walkers for Immigrant Justice in 4 States Head To Dover's Strafford County Jail - indepthnh.org

  22-08-2019 05:31 via indepthnh.org
  Walkers for Immigrant Justice in 4 States Head To Dover's Strafford County Jail  indepthnh.orgLocation: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine. Description: Members of the NH Immigrant Solidarity Network and allied groups will walk across 4 ...
  
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• Missing Person: Girl, 16, missing from Justice - Chicago Sun-Times

  22-08-2019 05:11 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Missing Person: Girl, 16, missing from Justice  Chicago Sun-TimesMarilyn Guerrero was last seen by a family member on Tuesday.
  
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• Close friends of Tom Wales hopeful for justice after possible break in the cold case - Q13 News Seattle

  22-08-2019 03:30 via q13fox.com
  Close friends of Tom Wales hopeful for justice after possible break in the cold case  Q13 News SeattleSEATTLE - It has been 18 years since the assassination of federal prosecutor Thomas Wales, but many in the region still remember him and his contributions.
  
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• West Virginia court to rule if Gov. Jim Justice must live in state capital - Fox News

  22-08-2019 02:19 via foxnews.com
  West Virginia court to rule if Gov. Jim Justice must live in state capital  Fox NewsA lawsuit seeking to order West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to reside in the state capital, Charleston, continued its course in court Wednesday, but the case hit the ...
  
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• John Legend gives a boost to Hamline prof's social-justice work — and hoodie - Minnesota Public Radio News

  22-08-2019 01:16 via mprnews.org
  John Legend gives a boost to Hamline prof's social-justice work — and hoodie  Minnesota Public Radio NewsHamline University professor and community activist Jason Sole has received a major shoutout from Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend.
  
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• Serial killer’s execution brings justice to Savannah family - WSAV-TV

  22-08-2019 00:47 via wsav.com
  Serial killer’s execution brings justice to Savannah family  WSAV-TVSAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A family with deep roots in Savannah is on the eve of a 25 year wait for justice in connection with the murder of a loved one.
  
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