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House Dems Propose Lifting 'Cruel' Ban on Former Drug Felons Receiving Food and Cash Aid
Former drug felons are partially or fully barred from Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in 34 states. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
'We Need Police-Free Schools': Survey Finds 2/3 of US Students Want Cops Removed From Campus
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Students and community members listen to speakers on the steps of LAUSD headquarters urging LAUSD to defund school police and eliminate their budget. Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"Students deserve more than an education system that is hell-bent on criminalizing them instead of providing them with the resources they need to succeed."
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Omar Leads Letter Urging Biden to End ICE Contracts With Local Jails
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks during a press conference outside the DFL Headquarters on August 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The lawmakers' letter decried detention abuses including "medical neglect, long...
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Justice Reform Coalition Urges Biden to Pardon All Non-Violent Marijuana Convictions
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, gives a speech on July 11, 2019 in New York City.
"It is past time for the harm to stop."
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President Joe Biden signed a series of racial justice executive orders and memoranda at the White House on January 26, 2021. (Photo: Dog Mills/Getty Images)
'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start

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