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10 year 10-year-old Black girl ‘handcuffed with excessive force and arrested from school’ over an offensive drawing of a bully Davenport Journal  17 hours ago The 10-year-old girl may see her name be expunged from police records, but the memory of being arrested in front of her classmates and teachers may never be erased from Read More…

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MARIJUANA

MARIJUANA Marijuana Laws by State What is Marijuana Decriminalization? Marijuana decriminalization eliminates criminal penalties, such as extended incarceration for possession of smaller amounts of cannabis. The typical penalties for people caught possessing marijuana within decriminalized limits (these limits may be anywhere from 10 to 100 grams depending on the state’s laws) are fines, usually a Read More…

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Global Report – FL Among Top States For Mass Incarceration

Global report: FL among top states for mass incarceration. Florida and a dozen other states imprison people at the highest rates in the world, without demonstrating that incarceration reduces crime, says the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-partisan research and policy advocacy organization. Florida’s rate of incarceration in prisons and jails was 795 people per 100,000, Read More…

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Japan avoided a lockdown

Japan avoided a lockdown by telling everyone to steer clear of the 3 C’s. Here’s what that means. Many people predicted that Japan would be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but the country has been relatively unscathed. People have posited several reasons for Japan’s success, including an existing culture of mask-wearing. Others have said Read More…