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  • This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt

    January 15, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    In 2022, the Dauphin County Commissioners voted to eliminate “pay-to-stay” fees that meant people incarcerated in the county jail were often saddled with debt upon their release, regardless of the outcome of their trial. In September 2024, the commissioners also voted to forgive past debt accrued under the pay-to-stay policy, providing $66 million in relief for formerly incarcerated individuals, giving them a better chance at getting back on their feet post incarceration.

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  • The Michigan Jail that Candidates Keep Visiting

    November 26, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Michigan’s Genessee County jail employs two formerly incarcerated organizers who help people detained there register to vote, cast their ballots, and access resources about pivotal election measures. They also coordinate forums with political candidates for offices ranging from the Michigan Supreme Court to the Flint City Council.

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  • Advocates are working to increase incarcerated voter engagement in San Diego. Here's how:

    November 01, 2024 |

    KFMB-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    In San Diego County, Pillars of the Community trained people incarcerated in local jails to become “inside organizers” who can help others incarcerated there register to vote and fill out their ballots. In all, seven inside organizers helped roughly 230 people register to vote ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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  • Is the blind removal model in child welfare scalable? It's complicated

    October 31, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Blind removal programs involve the redaction of race and class identifiers from a child welfare casefiles. Although once believed to be a scalable solution, in L.A. and beyond, a look a new data shows they aren't viable long term.

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  • Voting access expands for Nashville jail inmates

    October 22, 2024 |

    Nashville Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    To improve voter access for people in jail, the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office hired an election worker to comb through county records and identify incarcerated people who are registered to vote. The staffer then went from pod to pod in the jail to deliver absentee ballot request forms and give others an opportunity to register. In all, 70 people were able to request their absentee ballots.

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  • How one school is helping deaf immigrant children navigate trauma 

    October 21, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The Lexington School for the Deaf provides wraparound family services including free American Sign Language classes and assistance navigating the health, legal and shelter systems, particularly for immigrant families. The gaps immigrant families face in accessing necessary services creates psychological distress, especially for children. But research shows community-based supports, like The Lexington School, help address those gaps and improve mental health outcomes.

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  • Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Kano; How CITAD's Mobile App is Empowering Survivors to Report Cases

    October 10, 2024 |

    Women Radio 91.7 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    WARAKA Sexual Referral Centre provides services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including medical assistance and legal support. Amidst issues of confidentiality and stigma that prevent people from reporting cases of SGBV, the group uses an app that allows survivors to choose whether they share their identity or not when reporting an SGBV case. The app has recorded about 2,000 cases since 2022, inspiring the government to take action and enact relevant legislation to protect human rights and safety.

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  • Un velero decomisado al narcotráfico como solución para que todas las personas puedan participar de la "tradición marinera" gallega

    October 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Spain, Galicia

    Tras una cesión a una asociación de personas con discapacidad de Galicia, el velero Laion esta utilizado como herramienta de inclusión para que navegar sea una actividad abierta a todos—un caso de cómo los bienes incautados y decomisados al crimen organizado pueden reutilizarse socialmente y revertir en beneficio de toda la sociedad. En torno a 5.000 personas se han beneficiado de la actividad desde 2002.

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  • First in the nation: Natural Bridge State Park pioneers accessibility for the blind

    September 04, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Natural Bridge State Park, Virginia

    RightHear, an app for smartphones, is helping people who are blind or have low vision navigate and understand their surroundings in Natural Bridge State Park. As people hike, the app's narrator shares information that others could read on signs throughout the park, giving users a sense of freedom and widening accessibility.

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  • La falla fatal en las operaciones de rescate de la Patrulla Fronteriza

    September 01, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States

    Muchos creen que la Patrulla Fronteriza debería tener la responsabilidad principal por los rescates y la recuperación de migrantes. La agencia forma parte de CBP, la que a su vez es parte del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, con recursos muchas veces mayores que los de los equipos de emergencia locales y de organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Pero varios trabajadores humanitarios e investigadores fronterizos ven un conflicto de intereses entre el mandato principal de la agencia de detener y deportar a los migrantes, y el objetivo humanitario de salvar sus vidas.

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