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Massachusetts has given a public safety grant to Brockton after quashing an effort to bring in the National Guard to help curb violence at the city's high...
Brockton High School, where student behavior is so bad some committee members asked to have the National Guard brought in, has been hurt by budget cuts that have left classrooms understaffed and hallways unmanned at the 3,600-student school.
State lawmakers are pushing legislative fixes to help more former prisoners get the documents they need.
Advocates have long cited the lack of ID as a critical stumbling block for people trying to re-establish themselves in the community.