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Brittney Griner holds a news conference ahead of return to court with Phoenix Mercury
Daily News Lesson May 08 2024

WNBA star Brittney Griner describes imprisonment in Russia

Hear from an WNBA star about her time in Russian prison and what came after
Open door to prison cell
Lesson Plan October 04 2023

Lesson plan: Investigating prison abuse inside the state system

Investigate treatment of prisoners in New York prisons as well as ways to prevent abuse
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Daily News Lesson August 10 2023

People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning

Learn about the difficulties prisoners face in hot prison cells
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Daily News Lesson April 18 2023

Crosley Green returns to prison after his release two years ago
Learn about a Florida man who has been sent back to prison after having spent years out due to an overturned conviction
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Daily News Lesson December 20 2022

Lesson plan: Initiative allows inmates to work toward law degree while behind bars
Learn about a program that helps people in prison become lawyers and discuss the benefits of such a program
Ex-Felons Register To Vote Under Florida's New Law
Lesson Plan October 19 2022

Lesson plan: What is felony disenfranchisement?

Discuss ways people convicted of crimes are punished beyond prison as part of our Searching for Justice series of lessons.
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Daily Video April 02 2020

Social justice and the coronavirus
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how the coronavirus relates to issues of social justice.
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Daily Video July 17 2015

Politicians rethink criminal justice
President Barack Obama and Republicans are having a rare moment of agreement over the need to change the U.S. criminal justice system.

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