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Candice Norwood
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Parole and probation rules limit travel. That can be complicated for people seeking abortions.
More than half of the 800,000 women under community supervision live in states with abortion restrictions, making the path to access more difficult — or impossible.
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A mother's calling: Inside the fight to make prison phone calls free
Connecticut families brought an end to expensive prison communication, providing a lifeline for the voices behind bars. But consistent contact still isn't guaranteed.
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Incarcerated trans women won sweeping prison reforms in Colorado. It could be a model for other states.
The state signed a legal agreement meant to make prisons safer for transgender women, who are often the targets of violence and harassment.
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‘People are going to die this summer’: Advocacy groups join Texas lawsuit over excessive heat in prisons
Women often enter prisons and jails with high rates of chronic illness and mental health concerns that can be exacerbated by life-threatening temperatures.
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O.J. Simpson’s trial forced us to talk about domestic violence. We're not done yet.
His legacy will forever be linked to the trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, and the ways racial dynamics complicated it.
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'You should play': Black LGBTQ+ leaders applaud Dawn Staley for defending transgender athletes
Support from the South Carolina women's basketball coach is 'absolutely critical' as trans participation in sports is politically targeted, advocates say.
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With 'Cowboy Carter,' Black country music fans are front and center, at last
Beyoncé's album is the latest effort in a long fight to disrupt the erasure of history in the genre.
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Fani Willis’ office can proceed with Trump case if the special prosecutor steps aside, judge says
The Fulton County district attorney’s relationship with Nathan Wade did not disqualify her, the judge said, but gave an ‘appearance of impropriety.’
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HIV is no longer a death sentence. But states still have laws targeting people who live with it.
Over the years, critics say, these laws have become another tool to criminalize Black people, LGBTQ+ people and sex workers.
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A ‘Queen Sugar’ director reflects on how the show expanded her career from film to television
Ayoka Chenzira had already worked in film for 40 years, but a call from Ava DuVernay opened what was once a closed, heavily guarded door to new forms of storytelling.