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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

How does sexual assault impact minorities?

How does sexual assault impact minorities?

Isaac Rounseville April 17, 2018

Nationwide studies of sexual assault indicate that racial minorities, transgender people and people with disabilities are targets of sexual violence at greater rates than the general population. The...

A photo collage of famous domestic violence survivors featuring Rihanna, Colbie Holderness, Mel B, Amber Heard, Christy Mack and Evelyn Lozada. However, domestic violence is experienced by many women around the world.

Sierra Vista domestic violence shelter gives hope to survivors

Maritza Cruz March 1, 2018

She remembers well the day he last beat her. It was Dec. 1. He had beat her before, but this time it was different. He held her down by the neck in a chair and punched her in the cheekbone. She...

Teatro Dignidad's Alba Jaramillo. (Photo by Betsy Kaplan/Arizona Sonora News)

New Arizona theater company inspires audiences to think about universal human rights issues

Betsy Kaplan November 15, 2017

A Tucson human rights lawyer saw a need to create a conversation about issues within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Tucson’s newest theater company Teatro Dignidad produces plays about...

Eloy Detention Center, located in Eloy, Arizona, is a privately run immigration detention center owned and operated by the formerly named Corrections Corporation of America, now CoreCivic. Eloy Detention Center is the third largest immigrant detention center in the nation with the highest number of deaths. (Photo by Elisabeth Morales/Arizona Sonora News Service)

Increasing immigration detention: sensible or senseless?

Elisabeth Morales April 6, 2017

The stark white walls, chairs, tables and ceilings were what first stuck out when Arizona State University researcher and professor Leah Sarat toured the privately owned immigration detention...

Ray Krone speaking during a panel discussion at the James E. Rogers College of Law on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Photo by Jorge Encinas/Arizona Sonora News.

DNA sheds light on past mistakes

Jorge Encinas October 21, 2015

As the science around DNA testing advances and becomes more commonplace in courts it reveals weaknesses in other forms of forensic evidence and expert testimony that impact convictions in Arizona and around...

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