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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
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Two Years in Jail, Never Convicted of a Crime, Now Vulnerable to Coronavirus
Shonday Williams knows what coronavirus feels like. It put her in the hospital,…
Apr 13, 2020
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Use this Data to Hold Your Local Jail Accountable During the Pandemic
On Monday, America crossed the threshold of 10,000 deaths from COVID-19. As bad…
Apr 08, 2020
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Albany, Georgia Reduces Jail Population by 27 Percent in Response to Coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country, high incarceration…
Apr 07, 2020
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In a Precarious Economy, Governments and Courts Must Take Immediate Action to Reduce Criminal Justice Fines and Fees
Poor conditions, inadequate access to health care, and overcrowding put…
Apr 02, 2020
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COVID-19 Imperils People in Rural Jails
People in jails and prisons are among the most at risk for contracting…
Apr 01, 2020
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Law Enforcement Best Practices Can Help Halt the Spread of COVID-19 by Keeping People Out of Jail
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, hit American correctional facilities this week. Two…
Mar 27, 2020
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Detention May Become Death Sentence for Vulnerable Detainees
COVID-19 has appeared in the United States’ massive immigrant detention system,…
Mar 25, 2020
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Responding to COVID-19: Focusing on People in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Systems
As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, skyrocket in the…
Mar 23, 2020