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Mass. prisons start offering medication to treat addiction

Felice J. Freyer

April 02, 2019 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Newly passed legislation in Massachusetts is allowing prisons to take a step towards managing inmates health care by letting a third party company administer medication that helps treat opioid addiction. This step towards bridging the gap between punishment and help, also focuses on reducing racial inequalities and rates of addiction-caused deaths.

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Fighting Bias, Block by Block

Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt

April 01, 2019 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

In this excerpt from Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt’s book, Biased, the author details the role surveillance and apps like Nextdoor play in perpetuating and disrupting discriminatory housing policies, racism, and segregation in the United States. Furthermore, it details how online communities can be spaces for meaningful discussions on race and racism in America.

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How has Ohio Stepped Up Measures to Combat Sexual Violence?

Christopher Johnston

March 31, 2019 |

Eye On Ohio |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Across Ohio, legislators, organizations, and activists have improved prevention and response measures to sexual assault. The state has seen the opening of 14 new rape crisis centers, statewide legislation, increased support for survivors and their families, and the establishment of on-campus programs. Each initiative offers different services, but all seek to shift the culture and provide a more well-rounded approach to sexual assault for Ohio residents.

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Male aggressors in El Salvador get prison, and masculinity class

Anna-Catherine Brigida

March 30, 2019 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

Preventing sexual violence against women begins with men. In a country faced with a high incidence of gender-based violence, Masculinities for Peace, a non-governmental organization, is working to change the norms of El Salvador’s patriarchal culture. Going beyond punishment to encourage long-term behavioral change, the NGO provides rehabilitative courses on masculinity to convicted offenders.

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One she called the 'minister of love'. The other? He was the 'minister of finance'.

Nelisiwe Msomi

March 29, 2019 |

Bhekisisa |

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Response Location: South Africa

South Africa is looking to tackle their HIV epidemic by changing the perception around preventative measures such as the PrEP prevention pill. Desmond Tutu Foundation’s PrEP program focuses on marketing the PrEP pill to those with a high risk for contracting HIV and so far has distributed the medication to 12,000 people.

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Slum gods: the Kenyans steering young radicals away from terrorism

Jason Burke

March 28, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

A new program from London’s Royal United Services Institute takes a hyper-local approach to ending violent extremism. While many efforts across the world are focused on deradicalizing current members of extremist groups, this program seeks out the most vulnerable populations to provide support and mentorship in order to prevent them from radicalizing in the first place. By using indicators that can identify those at-risk, the program funds mentors from the same neighborhood to step in and offer support and guidance.

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Dying sustainably

Alex Figares

March 28, 2019 |

Changing Florida |

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Response Location: United States, Gainesville, Florida

In Florida, a funeral home is specializing in green burial practices – such as hand-digging graves and using biodegradable urns – as a way of lessening the environmental impact that is often associated with both burials and cremation services. Although their methodologies are not entirely earth-friendly, they are still just one of a few burial cemeteries that is "abiding by strict laws that focus on reducing carbon emissions and land restoration."

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Native justice: How tribal values shape Judge Abby's court

Henry Gass

March 27, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Yurok Reservation, United States, Klamath, California

Across the country, tribal courts are seeking to break the cycle of recidivism and instead focus their efforts on rehabilitation and community. Judge Abinanti’s Yurok Tribal Court in California applies traditional Yurok values – responsibility, renewal, and restorative justice – in a way that builds compassion and addresses the deep trauma held by the people entering her court.

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Ecuador legalized gangs. Murder rates plummeted.

Sigal Samuel

March 26, 2019 |

Vox |

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Response Location: Ecuador

When faced with a rise in gang violence, Ecuador tried an approach that was in complete opposition to "zero tolerance," the methodology America has been attempting to use to tackle the problem. Rather than target gang members as wrongdoers, the country "allowed the gangs to remake themselves as cultural associations that could register with the government, which in turn allowed them to qualify for grants and benefit from social programming."

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Atlanta's Cyclorama had the black role in a Civil War battle all wrong. She set about to fix that.

Max Blau

March 26, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Contextualizing artistic representations creates more complex narratives and offers an opportunity to educate about historical memory. The Atlanta History Center has opened an exhibition that illuminates the absence of people of color in the “Battle of Atlanta” Cyclorama, an artwork that celebrates the 1864 Union victory. The museum presents the work alongside interactive guides and films that explain the erasure of African Americans from the memory of the scene.

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