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Kerri Miller Feature

Tips: Read more, and read more adventurously, in 2017

Tips: Read more, and read more adventurously, in 2017

Step one: Never leave home without a book. In the age of e-books, that's easier than ever.
by Tracy Mumford

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The number of women in prison is rising. Why?

The number of women in prison is rising. Why?

A study shows the number of incarcerated women jumped more than 700 percent between 1980 and 2014. What are the consequences of this dramatic rise?
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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The future of private prisons

The future of private prisons

The Department of Justice announced in August that it would phase out federal use of the privately run facilities, but President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for them in the past.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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2016 in reading: Favorite books of the year

2016 in reading: Favorite books of the year

"There's so much you get from a book that you can't get from anyplace else," said Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation.
by MPR News Staff and Tracy Mumford

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Before 'Fences,' August Wilson was a poet -- and a St. Paulite

Before 'Fences,' August Wilson was a poet -- and a St. Paulite

"Fences" is making its silver screen debut this week. But before it was adapted by Hollywood, "Fences" began on the stage, penned by two-time Pulitzer prizewinner -- and one-time St. Paulite -- August Wilson.
by Euan Kerr and MPR News Staff

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Why colleges can punish sexual assault better than the courts

Why colleges can punish sexual assault better than the courts

When the University of Minnesota suspended 10 football players after investigating alleged sexual assaults that a prosecutor declined to charge, it illustrated how colleges can be better equipped to punish sexual violence on campus than the justice system.
by Cody Nelson

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The best movies of 2016

The best movies of 2016

Biopics, sci-fi tales and wildly original dramas fill the Cube Critics' best-of list.
by MPR News Staff

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