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Jails in New Orleans and Cleveland have had significant population drops, yet conditions of confinement remain poor. Communities harmed by these jails should experiment with new accountability measures to maintain political pressure against jail administrators.
Jonathan Ben-Menachem Feb 05, 2020
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Joshua Vaughn Dec 12, 2019
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Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Aug 12, 2019
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Raven Rakia May 14, 2019