Long-time residents in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood say they remember the high crime of the 1990s. How they’ve changed since points to broader shifts within the black community.
Read morePublic defense offices are being sued more frequently, and, ironically, it could help them do their jobs.
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Amid a bipartisan push to reduce mass incarceration, rural towns that have been economically reliant on prisons are learning – quickly – how to adapt when the facilities close.
Read moreWith public trust in law enforcement plummeting, some believe the growth of police in schools can help restore confidence. Critics are concerned that too many children are being arrested for nonviolent offenses.
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