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• Some fear probation cuts could hurt Neb. prison reform efforts

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  In the wake of this year's budget crisis, some lawmakers fear cuts to probation services could undermine the work they've done to reduce the number of low-level felons behind bars

• Singer John Legend meets with La. lawmakers 

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  A study group recommended a sweeping rewrite of the state's approach to crime and prisoner rehabilitation

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  Is chronic meth use contributing to the rise of mentally ill inmates?

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  Over the past seven years, Los Angeles jail officials have seen a nearly 50 percent increase in the number of mentally ill inmates

• 11 NH inmates graduate from high school behind bars

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  Commissioner William Wrenn said obtaining a high school diploma was "a significant accomplishment" for the men

• Neb. advances bill to restore felon voting rights sooner

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  The bill would affect about 7,800 felons in Nebraska

• NY county tries treatment instead of incarceration

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  Individuals could be sentenced to a local clinic where they would receive addiction treatment instead of serving a weekend behind bars

• Neb. senators move bills to help felons re-enter society

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  One bill could restore voting rights to about 7,800 Nebraska felons as soon as they finish their sentences

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  U of Vermont to start teaching for-credit courses in prison

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  Professors will be teaching courses in some state prisons in hopes of educating inmates so they can better prepare for their lives after release

• Bills aim to aid Wash. job seekers with criminal history

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  Exceptions would include jobs in law enforcement, state agencies, schools and other businesses that supervise children, persons with disabilities and vulnerable adults

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  Beats behind bars: Carnegie Hall musicians back at SC prison

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  A chamber ensemble affiliated with Carnegie Hall has been working with nearly 40 Lee Correctional Institution inmates to create music of their own

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  Latest Rikers brutality case fuels debate over jail's future

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  An independent commission is close to announcing recommendations for reforms in the city's criminal justice system, including whether to shut Rikers for good

• Calif. to free 9,500 inmates in 4 years

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  Virtually any inmate except those on death row or those serving life-without-parole sentences are eligible to earn the credits and lower their sentences

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  Inmates may get computer tablets at a fee if commissioners approve

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  An inmate's family or friend must pay a monthly rental fee to the technology company for the inmate to acquire a tablet

• Lawmakers advance bill that would restore voting rights for some Nev. felons

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  The bill would allow nonviolent felons to vote one year into their probation or parole

• Firefighter credits inmate crew with 'saving his life'

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  T.J. O'Neill, who was sentenced to prison for drugs and drunk driving, credits the challenges and structure of firefighting for saving his life

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