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Protecting Black Lives: The Crisis of American Policing
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Eric Garner, and so…
Jun 08, 2020
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Two Ways to Show Up for Black Lives in the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder
In the wake of mass protests and demonstrations against racism and police…
Jun 05, 2020
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Vera’s New Prevalence Model Suggests COVID-19 is Spreading through ICE Detention at Much Higher Rates than Publicized
Little is known about the prevalence of COVID-19 in immigration detention…
Jun 04, 2020
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Floyd’s Death Emblematic of a Fundamentally Brutal Criminal Justice System
The image of a police officer kneeling on the neck of a defenseless and dying…
Jun 02, 2020
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Coronavirus, Mental Health, and the Enduring Importance of Health-Centered Crisis Response
The novel coronavirus and efforts to contain it have brought about seismic life…
May 28, 2020
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Communities Need State and Local Deportation Defense Programs Now More Than Ever
Nearly seven in 10 people in the United States support government-funded…
May 12, 2020
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Public Health and Public Safety: The Critical Role of Police During the COVID-19 Crisis
As the full scope of the crisis of COVID-19 in American correctional facilities…
Apr 30, 2020
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Facebook Post Put High School Student in a Detention Facility Now Struck by Coronavirus
Abigail Hernandez, now 23, ended up at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility…
Apr 28, 2020
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New Data: Second Chance Pell Continues to Open Doors for More Students
April is Second Chance Month, and it’s a time for many of us working in the…
Apr 21, 2020
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Unaccompanied Children Suffer as Hearings are Sped Up, Switched to Video During COVID-19 Crisis
Shortly before most schools in the United States closed due to the novel…
Apr 14, 2020