Samantha Max
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Movies
Incarcerated men at Sing Sing will judge New York's prison film festival
There's a film festival coming up at Sing Sing, the maximum security prison in New York. It'll screen films about criminal justice. Do these movies get the prison experience right?
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National
The unhoused population in Tennessee is facing new restrictions around sleeping
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that could mean prison time for sleeping in public spaces. It's the latest effort to regulate homelessness in a state. The bill now goes to the governor.
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National
Tennessee debates bill that would keep thousands of people imprisoned for much longer
Some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing for those convicted of crimes to serve their full sentences. But critics worry that without incentives for early release, prisoners won't be motivated to change.