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J.M. Smucker issued a voluntary recall for its Jif peanut butter products last week due to potential salmonella contamination.
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The job of a correctional officer is to keep people safe. But inside prisons across the U.S., allegations of sexual abuse are common. The latest national data shows nearly 6,000 reports of staff sexual misconduct in 2018.
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People who have threatened to harm themselves can be placed on what’s known as suicide watch, where they’re constantly monitored by a mental health professional. But in some prisons, suicide watch works differently.
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Chris Hedges returned to the program with another powerful book. Here's Vick Mickunas' review of the book, which ran recently in the Cox Ohio newspapers.
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A similar proposal was soundly rejected last year. Advocates for the new jail say it’s desperately needed. But opponents say a new jail won’t fix a broken system.
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Once again, the ACLU of Ohio is pushing for criminal justice reform with a new report on what it calls the “Statehouse to prison pipeline”.
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The legislative watchdog evaluating Ohio's prisons is so short-staffed that unpaid interns are working on inspections.The Plain Dealer in Cleveland…
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Alisha Floyd bounces her son Chance on her lap. He giggles and pulls her hair. “He’s the fattest baby here,” she says, laughing.
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Melody Williams is serving life without parole. Because of the severity of her crime she was sent to a supermax/maximum security facility, and spent the…
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Shannon Evans is in the first year of a four-year term at Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI). She came to prison after falling into the depths of a…
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The group that keeps tabs on Ohio’s prisons for state lawmakers says there are fewer young people behind bars. The Correction Institution Inspection…
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WYSO has started a radio class at Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI), a women's prison on the west side of Dayton. Our Community Voices courses teach…