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Iowa Legislature passes ‘3 strikes’ mandatory minimum sentencing law
The Iowa Legislature passed a mandatory minimum sentencing law that lawmakers were informed may disproportionately affect Black Iowans.
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National panel says sentences based on prior criminal records can increase both prison terms and racial injustice
A national organization gathered experts together to discuss the problems with mandatory minimum sentencing.
Iowa House Study Bill 780 would ban ‘warrant resolution clinics,’ allowing residents to resolve low-level warrants without jail time
Updated: Iowa House lawmakers passed HF 2787 to ban counties and other entities from hosting events to help people with outstanding low-level warrants avoid jail.
Meet Sioux City’s local Black author and historian: Jim Tillman
Telling Black stories. Author Jim Tillman has deep roots in Sioux City, Iowa, and he has made it his mission to shepherd Black history there.
Rest in Iowa: George Foreman’s family visits boxer’s burial site in Sioux City cemetery
Even though boxing legend George Foreman wasn’t born in Iowa, he wanted to be buried in Sioux City.
Meet Black Iowa News contributor Coy Jackson
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Meet Black Iowa News contributor: Cicely Douglas
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