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Dream Chasers
Shyquinn is a basketball player at the University of Maine in Presque Isle,…
Nov 23, 2018
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Unanimous Juries Bring 21st Century Justice to Louisiana
It is a new day in Louisiana.
We have ceremoniously buried another vestige of…
Nov 20, 2018
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Jurisdictions Should Embrace Voting Rights for All Americans—Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
This November, an estimated 6.1 million Americans will be unable to vote due to…
Nov 02, 2018
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States Continue to Make Progress on Restoring Voting Rights for People with Conviction Histories
Update November 6, 2018: Florida Amendment 4 passed with 64 percent approval…
Nov 01, 2018
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Strengthening Family Connections for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
I have worked in a juvenile corrections facility in Sedgwick County, Kansas for…
Oct 11, 2018
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Revealing the Prisons within Prisons
Isolation is at the core of incarceration.
Prisons—often located in remote…
Oct 08, 2018
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Providence Housing Authority Addresses Reentry
Access to safe, affordable, and equitable housing for all shouldn’t simply be…
Oct 01, 2018
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Vera’s Policing Program Releases Fifth Volume of “Emerging Issues in American Policing” Quarterly Digest
Emerging Issues in American Policing is a quarterly digest tailored to…
Sep 28, 2018
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Safety in America
Earlier today, the FBI released the latest crime figures, including 2017…
Sep 24, 2018
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Keeping Women Out of Jail, One Mother at a Time
When Linda Meachum was arrested in Tulsa, OK last year for not paying her court…
Sep 21, 2018