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- www.texastribune.org Dallas juvenile detention center isolated kids and falsified documents, state investigation says
A Texas Juvenile Justice Department report says Dallas County officers kept kids in their sleeping quarters for days at a time and faked school attendance logs.
Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found.
“They spent the vast majority of their days inside their cells, sometimes up to 24 hours a day, without regular access to education, large muscle exercise, outdoor recreation, or showers,” state investigators wrote in a report released Monday.
This week’s report comes after the U.S. Department of Justice found unconstitutional conditions at all of Texas’ five juvenile detention facilities last month. They noted abusive and poor conditions and listed many remedial measures including limiting periods of isolation. Investigators found other wrongdoings such as pepper spray use on children and failure to apply sexual abuse reduction measures.
- www.motherjones.com Missouri Officials Tried Everything to Keep Abortion Off the Ballot. They Just Lost.
An 11th-hour decision gives voters the chance to overturn the state's near-total abortion ban in November.
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With Trump, a Blatantly Racist Lie Just Reached the Presidential Debate Stage
www.motherjones.com With Trump, a blatantly racist lie reaches the presidential debate stageBy mentioning "Springfield," the former president gives a false, bigoted attack on immigrants its biggest audience.
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K-Cup Pods Aren’t Recyclable, S.E.C. Says
www.nytimes.com Those Keurig Coffee Pods? They’re Not So Recyclable, the S.E.C. Says.The agency said Keurig, in its financial filings, had claimed its pods could be “effectively recycled” but didn’t note that two big recycling companies wouldn’t accept them.
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Harris Laid Out the Devastating Consequences of “Trump Abortion Bans”
www.motherjones.com Harris laid out the devastating consequences of “Trump abortion bans”Trump said he would not rule out a national abortion ban.
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Aw man, it's a boy, ain't it
Almost 4 weeks on, and afraid this wasn't as feminized as advertised. Please tell me I'm wrong
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I’m Hearing Huge Relief From Democrats Over Harris’s Debate Performance
www.nytimes.com Opinion | I’m Hearing Huge Relief From Democrats Over Harris’s Debate PerformanceTime and again, she laid the bait, and Trump took it.
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On Abortion, Trump Floundered in Fantasy Land
www.nytimes.com Opinion | On Abortion, Trump Floundered in Fantasy LandAbortion bans are a losing issue for Republicans.