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In September 1971, prisoners at Attica prison in update New York revolted in protest of inhumane living conditions.

How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today

Oct 27, 2021
A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.
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Meet New ACLU Of Nevada Executive Director Athar Haseebullah

Mar 30, 2021

The Black Lives Matter movement.

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Anthony Bottom, who now goes by the name Jalil Muntaqim, was interviewed in New York state prison in 2018. He's going home on parole after more than four decades behind bars.

NY Parole Of Former Black Panther Activist Who Murdered 2 Cops Sparks Reform Debate

Sep 27, 2020
Anthony Bottom, 68, is at the center of a discussion over elderly inmates convicted of violent crimes in their youth. Reform advocates say after decades behind bars most should go home.
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Too Many In Prison? State Criminal Code Might Change

Apr 12, 2019

Nevada’s prison population remains above the national 

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President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Wednesday as he announces his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation.

Trump Backs Package Of Changes To Criminal Justice System As Lame-Duck Session Begins

Nov 14, 2018
The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

For Trump's Evangelical Advisers, Prison Reform Becomes a Front-Burner Issue

May 20, 2018
"The incarceration rate in this country is just insane," said Johnnie Moore, an evangelical leader and informal adviser to President Trump.
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To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks

Jun 26, 2016
More than half of prisoners released from prison are rearrested within a year. Cognitive therapy can help prisoners change the thinking that gets them in trouble, like "I'll never back down."
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