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John Legend launches campaign to end mass incarceration

By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend has launched a campaign to end mass incarceration. The Grammy-winning singer announced the multiyear initiative, FREE AMERICA, on Monday. He will visit and perform at a correctional […]

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Do Mississippi inmates have the right to conjugal visits?

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — On Jan. 31, 2014, a century-old practice of allowing conjugal visits for inmates in Mississippi ended. Now, a federal magistrate judge will determine if Mississippi inmates have a protected right to […]

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Gertrude Weaver, world’s oldest person, dies in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Just days after becoming the world’s oldest documented person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver has died in Arkansas. The Williams Funeral Home confirms that Weaver died Monday at the Silver Oaks Health […]