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  • How One County Became a Lab for California's Prison Reform

    December 21, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    After San Joaquin County adopted a slew of criminal justice reforms, crime dropped by 20 percent, the lowest number in a decade. One of the things that was implemented were speciality courts aimed at decreasing arrest time and helping “former prisoners find jobs, housing and treatment for mental health and addiction problems.” Other measures include ending cash bail and racial bias training. “Crime has always been issue No. 1, but the narrative in this city is one about being a second chance city.”

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  • Why more states are giving juvenile offenders a second chance

    December 10, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Many states are rolling back the punitive measures against youth who committed crimes that began in the 1980s and 1990s. After the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional, states are shifting their attention from incarceration to community based care and prison alternatives. Missouri, which has led the country in “community based alternatives” for youth, has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the country.

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  • Heroin addicts get clean through drug court intervention

    December 07, 2018 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Macomb, Michigan

    At a Michigan county drug court, intense scrutiny and personalized attention for people in recovery - instead of jail time - is an approach with great promise. This in-depth look at the journey of people in the program shows its possibilities and its limitations.

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  • When a step back into prison is really a jump forward on the road to recovery

    December 06, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    In Alaska, programs promote long-term rehabilitation and intensive treatment for people with addictions who are involved in the criminal justice system. Part of the way the program has been successful is by allowing participants to return to intensive treatment if they fall off the wagon - providing them the tools to eventually return to their homes, healthier and happier.

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  • How Atlanta Is Turning Ex-Cons Into Urban Farmers

    December 06, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    An entrepreneur and activist in Atlanta, GA runs an urban farm and employs former prisoners in an attempt to tackle Georgia's incarceration and recidivism problems. The program, called Gangstas to Growers, employs folks regardless of previous experience and aims to keep up with the rapidly gentrifying community.

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  • This course helps former prisoners learn the tech they missed in jail

    December 06, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Most prisoners don’t have access to computer, in order to bridge the digital divide the Prisoner Reentry Institute is offering a free course called Tech 101 to former prisoners who served long sentences. People are taught things like how to set up Google accounts, navigating Microsoft Office, and social media. “Once you learn the basics, you really start feeling good about yourself, especially when you learn enough that you can start helping others.”

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  • Boston's miracle: how America stopped young men killing each other

    December 06, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    An initiative that aims to keep troubled former criminals from continuing down the same path is technically called group violence intervention, but most know it as the Boston miracle. Piloted in the 90s, this style of intervention has shown so much success in reducing shooting rates that it has began scaling to European countries.

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  • Programs Help Incarcerated Moms Bond With Their Babies In Prison

    December 06, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor

    In states across America, some incarcerated women are able to give birth and take care of their children from jail. The programs help to reduce recidivism and keep families together, but there are limitations that restrict who can use the programs and they haven't been scaled to the majority of prisons yet.

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  • One Of America's Poorest Cities Has A Radical Plan To Remake Itself

    November 27, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Evergreen Cooperative in Cleveland is on a path to make wealth and business ownership more accessible. They operate several cooperative businesses: a laundry and a solar panel firm among them, all of which choose to welcome most applicants for employee-ownership, regardless of income or wealth or if they have spent time in prison. The model hopes to grow through the city with the rise of patient capital and growing support of the cooperative movement.

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  • Video screening cuts jail time, reduces court 'no shows'

    November 25, 2018 |

    Albuquerque Journal |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In Bernadillo County people who are arrested for nonviolent crimes have the chance of being released, without having to serve jail time. They are screened through video by an intake officer who gauges the likelihood of them showing up in court. “We know from national studies that releasing low-level, non-violent offenders promptly reduces recidivism.” Data shows it works, and an overwhelming majority, 90 percent, of defendants showed up in court.

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