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185 German Actors Sign Letter Calling for LGBTQ Acceptance
On February 5 2021, German entertainment magazine Süddeutsche Zeitung published a letter signed by 185 German actors. With their signatures, each came out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, or queer, an incredible thing in a relatively conservative sector...
Oregon First State to Decriminalize Drug Possession
In 2004, Janie Gullickson was in prison for drug use. She had lost the custody of her five children, lost her job, and lost her freedom to addiction. For her, prison led to a connection that dug her out of that pit. But for most, exactly the opposite happens. Today,...
Biden Signs Order to End Reliance on For-Profit Prisons
In the United States, more than 8 percent of prisoners are housed in privately owned prisons, run for profit. CoreCivic (80,000 beds in 65 facilities) and the GEO Group (49,000 beds in 57 facilities) dominate the industry, making around a combined $3.5 billion a year....
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185 German Actors Sign Letter Calling for LGBTQ Acceptance
On February 5 2021, German entertainment magazine Süddeutsche Zeitung published a letter signed by 185 German actors. With their signatures, each came out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, or queer, an incredible thing in a relatively conservative sector...
Oregon First State to Decriminalize Drug Possession
In 2004, Janie Gullickson was in prison for drug use. She had lost the custody of her five children, lost her job, and lost her freedom to addiction. For her, prison led to a connection that dug her out of that pit. But for most, exactly the opposite happens. Today,...
Biden Signs Order to End Reliance on For-Profit Prisons
In the United States, more than 8 percent of prisoners are housed in privately owned prisons, run for profit. CoreCivic (80,000 beds in 65 facilities) and the GEO Group (49,000 beds in 57 facilities) dominate the industry, making around a combined $3.5 billion a year....