Ald. Nicole Lee wants full-fledged environmental review of Amtrak planned maintenance facility in Bridgeport

Ald. Nicole Lee on Thursday demanded a full-blown environmental review of Amtrak’s proposed maintenance facility in Bridgeport, claiming the assessment promised this week by the Federal Railroad Administration appears to be confined to a dozen local viaducts. “I speak on …

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Civil rights lawsuit challenges ‘inhumane’ conditions at Indiana immigration detention center

A coalition of civil rights organizations — including the ACLU, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and the MacArthur Justice Center — filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday challenging the “inhumane and unconstitutionally punitive” treatment of detainees at an Indiana maximum-security correctional …

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