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Young Adult Prison Movement Deepens Reliance on Incarceration, Shortchanges Reform

Apr 17, 2017, 9:21 AM 0

By Maureen Washburn Juvenile Justice Information Exchange There is growing interest nationwide in designating specialized prison space for young adults under age 25. Although these projects are often couched in the language of treatment and developmental differences, specialty facilities could…

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Crowdfunder: Helping inmates understand the meaning of their lives

Nov 3, 2015, 11:36 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Kabbalah Prison Project – The Good Environment The Good Environment is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers who want to help create a safer and healthy environment within prisons. They are effectively working with STATE and FEDERAL prisons in the…

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Guest Voz: The School-to-Prison Pipeline Begins as Early as Preschool for Some

Oct 8, 2015, 2:59 PM 0

By Maryam Adamu and Lauren Hogan LatinaLista The term “school-to-prison pipeline” has become a powerful metaphor to capture the processes by which children—typically low-income children of color—are pushed out of school and into the criminal justice system. While…

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Young Adult Prison Movement Deepens Reliance on Incarceration, Shortchanges Reform

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Guest Voz: The School-to-Prison Pipeline Begins as Early as Preschool for Some

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Prison Meds Reveal Disorders Severe for Mentally Ill Inmates

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Latinas shifting the racial makeup — in prison

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Prison Phone Justice Movement Finds Champions at the FCC and in Hollywood

Human Rights, Life Issues

New national Registry of Exonerations forces all to see an uncomfortable truth in the judicial system