First seen in NPR for Kaiser Health News Amid clouds of choking tear gas, booming flash-bang grenades and other “riot control agents,” volunteer medics in Denver plunged into street protests in recent weeks to help […]
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Why All the Hate for We Are Love Denver?
First seen in Denver Westword As thousands of people started pouring into Denver’s streets on May 28 to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, community members — some first-time organizers — […]
Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
First seen in Kaiser Health News As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Montana, it spread into the Marias Heritage Center assisted living facility, then flowed into the nearby 21-bed hospital. Toole County quickly became the […]
SLUGGISH LA COUNTY COURTS ARE LEAVING YOUNG PEOPLE LOCKED UP DURING THE PANDEMIC
While adults in the county have been granted expedited release in groups, the juvenile court continues to review cases individually.
Taking police officers out of mental health-related 911 rescues
DENVER — Every day that Janet van der Laak drives between car dealerships in her sales job, she keeps size 12 shoes, some clothes and a packed lunch — a PB&J sandwich, fruit and a […]
Inside the Summit for Trump-Loving Young Black Conservatives: The president has alienated many African Americans—but not these young activists.
First seen in Politico Magazine As a crowd listened to President Donald Trump speak in the East Room on Friday, chants of “USA” and “four more years” reverberated amid the gold drapes and crystal chandeliers. […]
At the Crossroads: Violence behind the bars of Montana’s only private prison
First seen in Byline Magazine WHEN William Allen returned to the Crossroads Correctional Center (CCC) in 2009 from a California prison, he was shocked by what he found: religious restrictions on sweat lodges and retaliation […]
Beyond Bars
First seen in: Beyond Bars Beyond Bars Flathead Public Defenders Provide Lasting Solutions to Incarceration Story by LJ Dawson | Photos by Rikki Devlin Virginia “Tiny” Charlo is technically a Salish princess. The maroon grizzly paw […]
LJ Dawson 