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Roxanna Asgarian

Latest articles by Roxanna Asgarian

Louisiana’s longest-serving incarcerated woman is supposed to be free. Instead, she has Covid-19.
Covid-19

Gloria Williams’s approved clemency application has been waiting for the governor’s signature for nine months.

By Roxanna Asgarian
America’s child welfare system was already failing. The pandemic could weaken it further.
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Parents can’t see their children and social workers can’t make visits.

By Roxanna Asgarian
Explainers
How a white evangelical family could dismantle adoption protections for Native childrenHow a white evangelical family could dismantle adoption protections for Native children
Explainers

The federal court case could have a sweeping impact on Native families and tribal sovereignty.

By Roxanna Asgarian
The controversy over New York’s bail reform law, explained
Explainers

Cash bail disproportionately affects the poor. So why are Democrats pushing back against a new reform law?

By Roxanna Asgarian
Why people are freezing in America’s prisons
Explainers

It shouldn’t be up to concerned citizens to keep the incarcerated warm in the winter.

By Roxanna Asgarian

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