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President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington
Top of The World
US and Chinese presidents strike conciliatory tone during hourslong meeting
Three men wearing orange prison suits fold their hands in their laps and wear blue shoes.
Immigration
ICE detainees go on hunger strike to press for COVID-19 protections
A woman in a factory
Conflict
In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.
Global Politics
Use of solitary confinement in America’s prisons criticized
Incarceration in America: Rethinking Solitary Confinement