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Two Oscar-Nominated Films Show the Need for Compassionate Reentry and Diversion Programs
This year, two Academy Award-nominated short subject documentary
films detail…
Mar 04, 2018
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Rhode Island Tackles Opioid Addiction Behind Bars; Saves Lives Outside
A new study featured in JAMA Psychiatry found that an innovative program in…
Mar 02, 2018
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Addressing Racial Disparities Starts at Home
"Address racial disparities.” Too often, it’s the final bulleted recommendation…
Feb 26, 2018
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Key Takeaways from Pod Save The People's First-Ever Live Show
This weekend, inspired by crowd-sourced suggestions of the best criminal…
Feb 22, 2018
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Expanding Housing Access for Formerly Incarcerated People
Everyone deserves a place to call home.
However, for many people leaving our…
Feb 20, 2018
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How Systemic Racism Keeps Millions of Black People from Voting
Last year, we wrote about an increasing number of states working to restore…
Feb 16, 2018
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New York City Mayor Moves Forward on Plans to Close Rikers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that he will move forward on…
Feb 14, 2018
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A Commonwealth of Second Chances
As a former secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Virginia who served…
Feb 13, 2018
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Guardians and the End-of-Life Decision Making Dilemma
As America’s population ages, families and patient surrogates are increasingly…
Feb 12, 2018
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Black History Month Is A Much-Needed Chance to Discuss Our Collective Future
Fifty-five years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham…
Feb 02, 2018