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Member station KUOW's Patricia Murphy — as part of NPR's Back at Base project — reports on a program at a Washington state prison where incarcerated veterans live together in the same units. Read the story at KUOW.org.

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VA Program Helps Incarcerated Veterans Transition Back Into Society

9:16am December 08, 2015

by Steve Walsh

Everything fell apart for Shaun Tullar after his brother died in Afghanistan. He became homeless and eventually went to prison. A VA-run recovery program is helping him and others after their release.

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Former Cincinnati Chief Recalls Challenges Of Police Reform

7:20pm December 07, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Tom Streicher, former police chief of Cincinnati, a city that experienced slow police reform but has now driven down crime and arrests.

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Prisons Experiment With Programs To Help Incarcerated Veterans

4:32pm December 07, 2015

by Patricia Murphy

Prisons are experimenting with ways to help veterans who have committed crimes and are serving time. At one state prison in Washington state, veterans are organized in a cell block like a military unit, complete with unit insignia and flag ceremonies. The idea is to build on the discipline they learned in the military to help prepare them for a return to the community.

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Justice Department Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into Chicago Police Department

4:32pm December 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department announced Monday it is launching a "pattern or practice" investigation into the Chicago Police Department.

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Video Released Of Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shooting Ronald Johnson

4:32pm December 07, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

A second dash-cam video of a fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer has been released. The Cook County state's attorney announced Monday that the officer in this case will not face criminal charges.

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As Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty, Number Of Executions Plummets

4:32pm December 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court keeps upholding the death penalty, but legal challenges and practical hurdles have made actual executions as rare as deaths by lightning.

Rejecting Appeal, Supreme Court Again Stays Out Of Gun Policy

4:07pm December 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In 2013, a Chicago suburb banned the possession of "assault weapons" and large-capacity magazines. An appeals court had upheld the local ordinance; the justices decided not to revisit the case.

Why Has The Death Penalty Grown Increasingly Rare?

3:53pm December 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Even though the public largely supports it and the Supreme Court has upheld it, just 27 people have been executed this year, almost the same number of fatalities from lightning strikes.

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Prosecutor Declines To Charge Officer Who Shot Chicago Man In The Back

2:58pm December 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ronald Johnson, the state's attorney Anita Alvarez found, had a gun in his hand as he ran away from police. But, Alvarez, said that doesn't mean the officer didn't feel threatened.

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Two Sides Come Together On Gun Research Funding

7:54am December 06, 2015

Rachel speaks with former congressman Jay Dickey and Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president of The Task Force for Global Health, about the lack of funding gun research.