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QUIETLY LEGAL

More Ex-Prisoners Can Vote—They Just Don’t Know It

Do states have an obligation to educate formerly incarcerated people about their new rights?

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ANSWERS

Here’s What You Should Know About Family Separations

Yes, it’s Trump policy. No, it’s not the law.

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New Frontier

Pharma Company Says Its Shot Can Keep People Out of Prison

Johnson & Johnson uses the prospect of jail time to market a schizophrenia drug.

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Lucrative Return

The Ex-Inmates Going Back to Prison to Collect a Paycheck

Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars.

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NOT SO SHARP

Cops Could Get Bayonets From Feds After Trump Ends Obama Ban

A program to send free gear from the Pentagon to local law enforcement saw more than 12,000 bayonets distributed to 170 counties.

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STRONG STUFF

Nevada Plans to Execute Death Row Inmate With Fentanyl

Medical professionals say the state’s new lethal injection protocol “doesn’t make much sense.”

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System in Crisis

Let Out of Jail With No Insurance

Obamacare was expected to connect ex-inmates to Medicaid for the first time. But prisons are failing to enroll departing inmates, leaving many without life-saving medication.

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