The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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The city's planning director says the update would help the city learn where people want to live.
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Reporter Keyris Manzanares wants to learn about your experiences.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 14.
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NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023.
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Virginia also lost $219 million in funding, which had already been allocated.
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A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
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As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead.
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Police say they're investigating a 21-year-old suspect in connection with three fires over the past week, at properties linked to the British prime minister.
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Recently, Mexico began sending more water to the U.S. to uphold its end of a nearly 80-year-old treaty that spells out how two countries share water. But farmers and water experts say the new agreement won't be enough.
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Three key committees are putting pen to paper on Trump's "big beautiful bill." But lawmakers are at odds over policies with far-reaching impacts on Americans' wallets and, for many, their health care.
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- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
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