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A photo of Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill at a press conference

Law Enforcement

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County law enforcement to crack down on downtown juvenile gatherings

1:26pm May 20, 2025

by DJ Simmons

Police held a press conference after an officer was recently assaulted downtown trying to break up a fight.

A confederacy of prison reform activists rallied at City Hall in New York City to demand that it close the long-controversial Rikers Island Corrections facility where, among others, Kalief Browder, died; critics maintain that the prison is unsafe and prol

National

Why Young People of Color Are Central To 'Raising The Age' Debates

4:01am March 20, 2017

by Gene Demby

The politics of raising the age in New York State are complicated: both liberals and conservatives broadly support raising the age in principle, but question the governor's proposal.