Hard Reset: Climate disasters and finding hope in people working for a safer, more equitable world
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Climate disasters worsen affordable housing crisis
Why natural disasters displace low-income renters
How speedy trial rights work
And what we're reading this week
Criminal court backlogs delay trials while defendants spend longer in jail
For decades, courts have struggled to resolve criminal cases in recommended timeframes. In the pandemic, it’s even harder.
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And why a fatal fire in Philadelphia is emblematic of the long wait for public housing