Quick hits: rural military enrollment factoid debunked; lack of data makes it hard to improve prisons - Entrepreneur Generations

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

For years, a false factoid has been making the rounds that rural Americans make up 44 percent of the military. The latest person to repeat it was the CEO of a major agricultural cooperative. But the real figure is more like 20%, writes Tim Marema from The Daily Yonder.

A Report for America journalist, who was assigned to cover poverty in her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, says poverty and its causes are more nuanced than the data often suggest—and says she sees signs of hope. Read more here.

A University of Kentucky nutrition professor discusses in a podcast how she is working to eliminate food deserts in rural Kentucky. Read more here.

The nation's prisons and jails face major challenges, but a lack of reliable data makes it harder to know how to improve things. Read more here.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against seven small Texas towns that declared themselves abortion sanctuary cities. Read more here.

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