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More than 200 people submitted ideas for the essay contest, which closed Oct. 4.

The contest, which closed Oct. 4, had five rules for submission.

Losing a son to gun violence motivated her to make a change

In the last decade, high-profile police killings – including George Floyd in 2020 – have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for reform, including hiring more nonwhite and female officers. But there was little research to back that up. Now, a new study published last week in the journal Science, suggests that diversity in law enforcement can indeed lead to improvements in how police treat people of color. “It’s a system that very clearly needs reforming,” said study co-author Dean Knox, an assistant professor at the Wharton School at the Univers...

Tangled diagnosis history Brown's issues included schizophrenia, hallucinations and an apparent psychotic break in 2017 that led to him lose 41 pounds in prison. The Oregon State Hospital concluded that Brown was faking or exaggerating his illness early on, became genuinely psychotic between July 2019 and September 2020, then recovered somewhat and again began "malingering," or "feigning" his illness. On Friday, Jan. 15, Judge Dailey cited state and defense witnesses to find that the state hospital's position was "perplexing" and "not persuasive" or credible, noting that "four doctors with...