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In Italy, how one cooperative is trying to counter the Mafia's influence

Sara Manisera

June 20, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Italy, Sessa Aurunca

A cooperative in Italy has repurposed land once owned by the Mafia to produce pasta and organic vegetables, and its employees are using this land to reclaim their lives. Beyond the Dreams’ provides meaningful work for former prisoners, mental patients, and addicts, who cultivate these agricultural products. The revitalization of the ruined land and employment opportunities deliver symbolic blows to organized crime.

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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

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Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Poachers become protectors: How tigers bounced back in an Indian park

Felix Franz

June 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: India, Kumily, Kerala

With poaching on the rise in the South Indian Periyar Tiger Reserve, officials turned to the poachers themselves to see if they could turn their problem into a solution. In lieu of facing charges, the poachers became the protectors and the reserve saw a reduction in poaching all while offering an alternate form of income for the former full-time poachers.

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A Rare Look Inside One of the Only High Schools at an Adult Jail

Eli Hager

June 08, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

A new high school inside the New Orleans jail gives juvenile detainees the opportunity to earn credits toward graduation, not just a GED, and possibly find a different future. It's showing promise, with three people earning diplomas so far and more passing state exams in English and math. But the challenges are many because students are in a violent jail awaiting adjudication that could mean many more years behind bars.

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Would you give a job to this gangster?

Anna-Catherine Brigida

June 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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In prison, 'Reimagining Justice' - and a governor's legacy

Mark Pazniokas

May 31, 2018 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Response Location: United States, Cheshire, Connecticut

Inspired by German institutions, a prison in Connecticut is focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment for the most disruptive young inmates. Sixteen months after the program launched, there has been no violence among the group. Guided by neuroscience and a desire for increased public safety, officials give young inmates intensive training in education and life skills along as well as mentoring and a staff willing to use different approaches.

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They're Out of Prison. Can They Stay Out of the Hospital?

Patricia Leigh Brown

May 29, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Transitions Clinic Network is providing healthcare to men and women coming out of prison. The organization, which has treated over 5,000 patients, hires community health workers to connect former inmates to health services. Since this population often leaves prison without access to proper healthcare, these services are keeping people out of emergency rooms and aiding in their transition to life after prison.

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15 Michigan prison inmates earn degrees from Calvin College

Monica Scott

May 22, 2018 |

MLive.com |

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Response Location: United States, Ionia, Michigan

Calvin College recently awarded degrees to fifteen men living in a prison facility in Michigan. Proponents of the program say the program helps students reframe their hopes and expectations for life post-prison. "They've gone from expecting the worst to now actually believing something good may happen," the co-director of the Calvin Prison Initiative explained.

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How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

Gabrielle Hernandez

May 17, 2018 |

Scalawag |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The organization Southerners on New Ground is helping reform the criminal justice system in the south. Activists won a small victory in Atlanta, where the mayor and city council approved a resolution that replaced cash bonds with signature bonds for misdemeanor offenses. They also raised money to help people pay their cash bails as part of a larger event called the National Bail Out collective, which bailed out 147 Black women in 26 cities this year.

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As US cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a fund at Ramadan to pay it

Aysha Khan

May 16, 2018 |

Religion News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Islamic organizations focused on prison reform are asking the observant to make their zakat—a charitable donation made during Ramadan—go towards helping to pay the bail of an incarcerated Muslims. Through this push, these organizations are also raising awareness about the impact of cash bail and inequities in the prison system.

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