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More than 100 racial justice groups, led by a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, are making a last push on a large-scale survey that will be the basis for a public policy agenda focused on the needs of Black people who often are not as engaged in conventional public polling and opinion research.

Here’s how former cellmates-turned-community organizers Bridgette Simpson and Denise Ruben won legal protections for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs like themselves. 

The city of Atlanta has designated formerly incarcerated people a protected class, granting them legal protection from discrimination. The city council

The new city ordinance prohibits discrimination against people "directly impacted by the criminal legal system."

As vaccine data rolls in for the backblocks of rural Southland, Tūātapere Medical Centre practice manager Jo Sanford says she feels concerned about low uptake.

In Lisa Montgomery, formerly incarcerated women see echoes of their own stories: ‘She never had a chance to just live’ Criminal justice advocates say the profound abuse she suffered as a child is not unusual for women in prisons (Wyandotte County Sheriffs Depar/AFP Getty; iStock; Lily illustration) Anne Branigin Jan. 12, 2021 Updated Jan. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time to reflect the latest updates to Lisa Montgomery’s case. There are few who would defend Lisa Montgomery’s actions fr...