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Thursday

Lillian Risser, left, and Sophia Loveland, right, approach an encampment in Humboldt Park on Sept. 23 in Chicago. Risser and Loveland are outreach workers for Thresholds, a mental health care provider in Illinois that works to move people out of encampments into more permanent housing. Jamie Kelter Davis for NPR hide caption

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The reality of the link between crime and homelessness is complex

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Wednesday

Kamala Harris speaks at a watch party after the presidential debate on Tuesday night. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Georgia officials charge 14-year-old alleged school shooter as an adult

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Thursday

The Legal Rights Center in Minneapolis holds trainings to teach young people how to assert their rights in police custody. Jaida Grey Eagle for NPR hide caption

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Should police be able to interrogate kids alone? A growing number of states say no

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Saturday

A makeshift memorial for Michael Brown stands in the street on Sept. 11, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's death prompted nationwide protests and a White House report on American policing. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images hide caption

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Ten years after Michael Brown's death, police killings are not going down

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Friday

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara speaks to the press after a multi-person shooting in the city on Feb. 27. O'Hara says the police department is staffed 40% below what it was in 2020. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption

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Police departments are offering big raises. Does it work?

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Wednesday

GOP vows to make America safe again. Statistics contradict their growing crime claims

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Sunday

Corey Comperatore poses in a photo from a GoFundMe page dedicated to his daughter Allyson in the aftermath of his death. The GoFundMe has raised more than $400,000 so far. Screenshot/GoFundMe hide caption

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SHOOTING VICTIM PROFILE

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Thursday

Women In Jails

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Wednesday

Shiloh Jordan, right, who was among the people receiving a pardon for a misdemeanor marijuana conviction years ago, greets Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at a news conference in Annapolis, Md., on June 17 when Moore announced more than 175,000 pardons. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is center. Brian Witte/AP hide caption

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Some say Maryland’s mass marijuana pardons don’t go far enough

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Wednesday

Previous issues of the Prison Mirror, which has been publishing since 1887, sit on display in the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater. Kerem Yücel/MPR News hide caption

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Prison Newspaper

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Friday

Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, on May 7. Christian and dozens of others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of allegations of systemic child abuse. Teresa Crawford/AP hide caption

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Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits

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Thursday

Texas inmates are being 'cooked to death' in summer heat, lawsuit alleges

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Tuesday

An Atlanta police officer takes down tents on the campus of Emory University after a pro-Palestinian demonstration Thursday in Atlanta. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption

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As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement

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Friday

Kahlil Brown, 18, says teammate Deshaun Hill Jr., the student and quarterback who was shot and killed in 2022, was his best friend. Brown, shown posing for a portrait at the North Community High School football field in Minneapolis on April 9, will attend St. Olaf College in the fall. Caroline Yang for NPR hide caption

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Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern

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