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More Places Are Naming Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Here’s How to Make That More Than Lip Service
Only by naming what systemic racism has done—be it redlining, divestment from public education, or land theft—and the material impact it continues to have on people’s lives, can the path forward be illuminated.
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Rural Communities Needlessly Risk Covid-19 From Prisons
At the same time, 132 rural hospitals have closed in just the past ten years. The Justice Collaborative recently reported that 12% of people who are jailed nationally—up to a third in some areas—are in communities without critical care resources.
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DA vows to not solicit police union endorsement
San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar is not up for reelection this year. But if she does seek office again in 2022, it appears that she will be doing so without the endorsement …
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Brooklyn DA is sole city prosecutor to swear off law enforcement union contributions
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Siemon joins prosecutors pledging to not take funding, endorsements from police unions
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Ulster County DA Clegg says he won’t accept election backing or money from police unions
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Bexar County District Attorney joins national call to end police union endorsements
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Top State Cops Tell Congress To Legalize Marijuana As New Poll Shows Strong Voter Support