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Liberal cities keep handing multi-million-dollar contracts to unqualified, criminal-led nonprofits.
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Liberal cities keep handing multi-million-dollar contracts to unqualified, criminal-led nonprofits.
Across the country, lawmakers are beginning to correct “tough on crime” policies. But many of these reforms explicitly exclude people who are already in prison.
Some formerly incarcerated people have regained their freedom at a tumultuous time. By Sophia Gates 12/29/2020 at 9:00am Jermaine Williams. Felicia Dixon was coming back from work in late May when the King County Metro bus she was riding stopped in Seattleâs International District. Outside, she could see police blocking the road and protesters in the street; at one point, several officers surrounded a man. As the bus idled, Dixon asked to borrow a cell phone from a stranger. âWhoâre you calling?â he asked her. âI just need to call my family,â she told him. Bu...