Amanda Hernandez
Data Reporter at Stateline
reporter @stateline_news/@statesnewsroom covering criminal justice | formerly: @abc, @nbcwashington, @usatoday & @thedbk | she/her | bilingüe
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1 week ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Amanda Hernandez
The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for poor conditions and inadequate care.
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1 week ago |
kansasreflector.com | Amanda Hernandez
The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for poor conditions and inadequate care.
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1 week ago |
stateline.org | Amanda Hernandez
The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for poor conditions and inadequate care.
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1 month ago |
scdailygazette.com | Amanda Hernandez
Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 50% since 2019. In 2023, firearms remained the leading cause of death among American youth for the third year in a row, followed by motor vehicle accidents, according to the latest mortality data released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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1 month ago |
alabamareflector.com | Amanda Hernandez
This story originally appeared on Stateline. BALTIMORE — Avery Fauntleroy was 16 years old in 2008 when he entered the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, a juvenile detention center in Maryland. What was meant to be a place of rehabilitation for him became something far worse.
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