Must Read: Joe Biden'S Op-Ed Piece With Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Thirty-six men shared Douglas Menjivar’s pod inside Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe, where he was locked up with other immigrants waiting for courts to review his asylum claim. The burly mechanic had been in Corley about three months when he says he was...3 Survivors Share Their Stories With Teen Vogue For Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Survivors of sexual assault are often in shock or suffering from trauma, but one Louisiana District Attorney couldn’t possibly care less if it leads to a conviction. Democrat Leon Cannizzaro explained to WWL radio that sometimes a crime victim needs to be put in jail...