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  • Radical idea to help freed slaves: Just give them cash

    January 11, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Samut Sakhon, Chang Wat Samut Sakhon

    In Thailand, the Issara Institute gives freed workers money, instead of services, and a chance to make their own choices. The system disavows paternalistic programs that tie strings to aid.

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  • How to Get Out of Solitary — One Step at a Time

    January 07, 2016 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Alger, Michigan

    New programs aim to ease inmates out of years of solitary confinement by passing them through different "stages," each with different behavioral requirements and rewards. It's an approach that allows inmates to gradually gain more control over their lives.

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  • In Seattle, a team approach gets victories against traffickers

    January 04, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle's anti-trafficking program has enabled a high number of prosecutions against human traffickers. The program's task force depends on coordinating a number of actors across agencies and gaining funding from the Justice Department.

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  • Tomato pickers persuade big food companies to sign on to human-rights movement

    December 31, 2015 |

    Sun Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    Tomato pickers have spent more than 20 years on a campaign for dignity and fair pay. The workers have succeeded, against incredible odds, in getting some of the biggest corporations in the country to recognize their plight.

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  • The Unlikely Rise of Restorative Justice in a Conservative Upstate New York County

    December 29, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Batavia, New York

    In a conservative upstate town in New York, an early advocate of what is now known as restorative justice pioneered the idea of finding alternatives to incarceration that address root causes of crimes and offer victims larger roles in the process. He did this by engaging different people across law enforcement, the community and social services. That built broad support, but the programs have struggled to maintain these innovations or make them permanent after the departure of the visionary founder.

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  • Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

    December 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    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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  • Mexico's first 'union' for guest workers fights abuses at home and in US

    December 28, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    Formed in 2013, the coalition of guest workers is recognized by the Mexican government. It gives transnational workers a platform to demand solutions to issues like recruitment fraud and trafficking.

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  • Chicago's next top cop faces daunting to-do list

    December 26, 2015 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Rahm Emanuel fired Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Superintendent, following the release of a video of a cop fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, which has led to a search for a new superintendent. The hope is that the new hire will help turn things around by having a good rapport with Emanuel, be able to connect the citizens and the police, and help reform the police department.

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  • Why Copenhagen Has Almost Perfect Water

    December 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Thanks to years of government intervention, the city of Copenhagen has almost perfectly clean water — even better than bottled water. Denmark utilizes overflow barriers, underground water storage, and rerouted wastewater to keep their public water sources clean. Public awareness and a water tax also contribute to the city's success so that residents conserve and value their water (using only 26 gallons a day as opposed to the 80-100 gallons that Americans use).

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  • On embassy row, a fraying veil of immunity

    December 21, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Domestic abuse of the staff in the households of the 1% is often overlooked or ignored. But foreign missions in the US that abuse their domestic staff are finally being held accountable.

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