Social Issues

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FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Don William Davis, left, and Bruce Earl Ward. Both men are scheduled for execution April 17, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, Abdullahi "Abdi" Mohamed, a teenage Somali refugee who was wounded by police during a fight near a homeless shelter, leaves after his first court appearance on robbery and drug charges in Salt Lake City. A social work expert says Mohamed should be allowed to face drug and robbery charges in juvenile court to give the 18-year-old a chance to rehabilitate. Robert Butters of the University of Utah said Monday, April 10, 2017, that research shows juveniles thrown into adult prisons only learn to become "better criminals."(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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FILE - This Aug. 10, 2016, file photo Abdullahi "Abdi" Mohamed, a teenage Somali refugee who was critically wounded by police during a fight outside a homeless shelter, makes his first court appearance, in Salt Lake City. A social work expert says Mohamed should be allowed to face drug and robbery charges in juvenile court to give the 18-year-old a chance to rehabilitate. Robert Butters of the University of Utah said Monday, April 10, 2017, that research shows juveniles thrown into adult prisons only learn to become "better criminals." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Accompanied by his wife Donna Edwards, right partially obscured, Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, laughs while waiting to enter the House chamber to address the joint session during opening day at the Louisiana legislature Monday April 10, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Fig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

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FILE - This Jan. 26, 2013 file photo taken at a grow house in Denver shows marijuana plants ready to be harvested. Colorado is set to outlaw marijuana growing co-ops after the state Senate unanimously approved a bill on Monday, April 10, 2017 that would make it a crime for people to cultivate recreational pot for other people. The bill was supported by the office of Gov. John Hickenlooper. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmate Kenneth Williams, who is scheduled for execution on April 27, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP, File)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. New York will be the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students under a state budget approved by lawmakers Sunday, April 9. The plan crafted by Cuomo will apply to any New York student whose family has an annual income of $125,000 or less. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

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In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Brooklyn College students walk between classes on campus in New York. The New York state Legislature approved a budget on April 9, 2017, that includes funding for Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to offer free tuition for middle-class students at state universities. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

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In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Dallas police stand guard during a protest march through downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Bhavik Patel raises his fist during a protest rally in downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Rocky C. Beaudreau, a supporter of President Donald Trump, holds sign across the street from protestors marching through downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Martin Luther King III, center, helps lead a protest march with other activists through downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Youths and adults carry an American flag during a protest march through downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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High school student Leslie Bonilla, 17, stands during the national anthem as protestors rally in downtown Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Thousands of people are marching and rallying in downtown Dallas to call for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system and end to what organizers say is an aggressive deportation policy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)