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Ex-convicts Face Uphill Battle with Jobs, Assimilation

Source: 
BayStateBanner.com
Writer: 
Daniela Caride
Pamela Henderson's bible is filled with the notes she wrote while in prison. (photos: Daniela Caride, BayStateBanner.com)


The following excerpt is from BayStateBanner.com.

Clarence Buggs speaks about his new life after prison, with a job in the upholstery industry. (photo: Daniela Caride, BayStateBanner.com)

Latino Radio Host Brutally Attacked in NY

Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang

 

Updated 12:55 a.m. Saturday, 20 Sept. 2008

Forum Targets Gun Source

Source: 
DotNews.com
Writer: 
Sonia Essaibi

The Tragedy of Excessively Imprisoning Black Youth Before Trials


The following commentary has been condensed from its original version in the
Bay State Banner.

How Cancer Crossed the Color Line and Other Upcoming Talks

Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
EthnicNewz.org

 

Five upcoming talks at the University of Massachusetts in Boston are free and open to the public.

TEEN BLOG: Safe Homes Initiative Not a Trustworthy Idea

 

Safe Homes Initiative Not a Trustworthy Idea

By Alicia Johnson

Cape Verdean Deportees Bring U.S. Problems to the Homeland

Source: 
DotNews.com
Writer: 
Katherine McInerney
Mass. state Rep. Marie St. Fleur joined a delegation to Cape Verde to meet government officials and address growing concerns among Cape Verdeans in Massachusetts and the islands. (Photo from mass.gov)

In January [2008], state Rep. Marie St. Fleur joined a delegation to Cape Verde to meet with government officials and address growing concerns among Cape Verdean communities at home and abroad.

Assistant U.S. Attorney is Tough on Sex Offenders

Source: 
INDIAnewEngland.com
Writer: 
Kara Becker
Connecticut assistant U.S. attorney Krishna Patel is coordinating a federal initiative to prosecute criminals for sex crimes against children. (Photo: INDIAnewEnglanld.com)
Story Location
Bridgeport, CT
United States
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Think that federal prosecution is a job for men?

Then meet Krishna Patel, assistant U.S. attorney for Connecticut.

Police "Safe Homes" Gun-Recovery Plan Sparks Heated Debates

Source: 
BayStateBanner.com
Writer: 
By Kyle de Beausset and Howard Manly
At a recent town meeting about the Safe Homes Initiative, state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson (above) said the crime-prevention program is "a total abdication of our responsibility...to be responsible for children." (Photo: mass.gov)

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Boston Police Chief Questions Hiring of Youth Street-Workers

Source: 
DotNews.com
Writer: 
Gintautas Dumcius
Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey wants the police to hire to hire as many as 300 more street workers to reach out to the city's youth. (Photo: cityofboston.gov)
Story Location
Boston, MA
United States
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The following article is from the Dorchester Reporter newspaper.

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