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Hillary Clinton Wants to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline. She Should Embrace Restorative Justice.

Alexandria Neason

February 23, 2016 |

Slate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Restorative justice programs essentially focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. Schools that use the model try to understand and address the deficits that provoke students to misbehave, and teach students how to reconcile the consequences of their actions with all those affected by them.

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After the floods: York and Nijmegen - a tale of two cities

Allan Urry

February 09, 2016 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, York

After record-breaking rainfall and flooding, the city of York was at a loss for relief and reconstruction ideas. They turned to the Dutch city of Nijmegen, which had experienced similar flooding and found a solution in building a relief channel.

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An unprecedented experiment in mass forgiveness

Rob Kuznia

February 08, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, once a national innovator in draconian policies to get tough on crime, voters and lawmakers are now innovating in the opposite direction, adopting laws that have released tens of thousands of inmates and are preventing even more from going to prison in the first place.

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Communication Failures Linked to 1,744 Deaths in Five Years, US Malpractice Study Finds

Melissa Bailey

February 01, 2016 |

STAT |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A team is trying to improve communication through I-PASS, a methodical way to relay information during patient “handoffs” when doctors and nurses change shifts.

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Report Finds Juvenile Program Failed to Reduce Robberies, but Police Are Expanding It

J. David Goodman

January 04, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Despite the lack of success shown in a 2014 report, police officials say the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program is valuable because of the good will it creates.

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Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

Cassie Owens

December 29, 2015 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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In Missouri, Fewer Gun Restrictions and More Gun Killings

Sabrina Tavernise

December 21, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

For decades, Missouri had restrictive gun laws, but after relaxing them in 2007, there has been an uptick in gun deaths. Gun control legislation that restricts criminals' access could be the solution.

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The Fix (2015)

Andy Mills

December 18, 2015 |

WNYC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Drugs like Naltrexone have shown a 78 percent success rate in reducing heavy drinking. However, only one percent of alcohol users ever get prescribed medication. Despite that some alcoholics are treating their illness with medication, and are saying that medication is helping them treat their addiction and reduce their cravings.

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How America's Top Junk-Food City Went on a Diet (and Fattened Its Economy)

Arthur Allen

December 17, 2015 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Reducing obesity relies not only on personal choices, but also systemic changes. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the city’s anti-obesity campaign enrolls individuals and city planners in an inclusive effort to focus on wellness and change the built landscape. Going beyond education and outreach, the city’s plan also includes creating new spaces for riverside recreation, more sidewalks, and paths. Challenges remain, however, as the city navigates its cooperate relationships while trying to prioritize community health.

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Historic probe of Chicago police expected to be long and costly

Katherine Skiba

December 12, 2015 |

Chicago Tribune |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In Chicago, a white police officer shot Laquan McDonald, a young black man, 16 times, for refusing to stop. The city created a task force in the midst of an already existing investigation by the Department of Justice into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force. "The No. 1 good thing about these federal interventions is they force local municipalities to face the issue of police misconduct head-on.”

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