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USA TODAY 1:16 p.m. ET June 16, 2017

Have you ever wondered what life would be like inside prison? A new San Quentin State PrisonpodcastEar Hustleputs you there. Andthe topics highlighted byinmatesand podcast creators Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, along with community volunteer Nigel Poor, offer a dose of the expected (cellmates argue)and some of the unexpected (inmates care about fashion, who knew?). Poor, who is a visual artist, brings a "softer touch to the show," according to Woods and Williams. She helpsthe men record and edit all ofwhich is done inside the prison's media lab. Their first episode? "Cellies: Finding a roommate can be tough. Finding someone to share a 4' x 9' space with is a whole 'nother story."

The Chicago Police Board, an independent council that oversees the city's police department,is stayingthe disciplinary cases of the five officers connected to the shooting of Laquan McDonald, including Jason Van Dyke, the white officer who fired the 16 shots that killed the black teen. The board fears disciplinary action may jeopardize the officers' constitutional rights during criminal and grand jury proceedings. Van Dyke, who killed McDonaldin 2014as the young man was crossing the street,has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder, one count of official misconduct and 16 counts of aggravated battery.The other officers, who witnessed Van Dyke kill the 17 year old and were suspended without pay, are now back on police payroll.

Alicia Garza, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter(Photo: Christopher Wiggins)

The Sydney Peace Foundation is awarding a Peace Prize to the social justice movementBlack Lives Matter. The prize highlights the work offoundersPatrise Cullors, Alicia Garzaand Opal Tometi who created the movement backin 2013 after the shootingdeath of black teen Trayvon Martin by Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. In the past, the award has been given to South African civil rights activists. "This is the first time," the Sydney Peace Foundation said in announcing the award, "a movement and not a person has been awarded a Peace Prize a timely choice." The award is set to be presented to the chapter-based movement in November 2017.

New York City Police Department officers are being directed to swap out criminal summons for civil tickets for petty offenses. These misdemeanor offenses include spitting, littering, public urination, carrying an open container of alcohol, excessive noise and violations of park rules. In order to receive a civil ticket, a person must provide identification, have no more than twounanswered civil summonsesin the past eight years, and not have two or more felony arrests in the last two years. They also must not be on parole or probation.

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