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Video Visits in Prisons Enhance Connections, But at a Cost
It’s easy to take for granted the million ways in which technology makes our…
Aug 15, 2017
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New White House Report Outlines Recommendations to Stem the Tide of Drug Overdose Deaths
Last week, the president’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the…
Aug 11, 2017
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Closing the Courthouse Door to Kids Who Misbehave
Every day in this country, kids are arrested and locked up for behaviors like…
Aug 08, 2017
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ACA Cuts Would Endanger Justice-Involved People with Disabilities, Behavioral Health Needs
In 2010, aiming to provide affordable and comprehensive healthcare to people…
Jul 17, 2017
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Politics, Ambition, and the Hard Work of Making the Closure of Rikers Island a Reality
Last month, Mayor de Blasio released “Smaller, Safer, Fairer: A Roadmap to…
Jul 13, 2017
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Helping People with Prior Convictions Access NYC Public Housing
Finding housing is hard for people with conviction histories, especially in…
Jun 30, 2017
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My Old Friends
This post was written by Michael, a mentor in the T.R.U.E. unit at Cheshire…
Jun 23, 2017
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Mental Health Units as Alternatives to Segregation
“For [the already mentally ill], placing them in [segregation] is the mental…
Jun 22, 2017
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Understanding Jail Growth in Rural America
National public discourse has turned to the problem of mass incarceration in…
Jun 16, 2017
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Working Together Toward Community, Connection, and Comradeship in T.R.U.E.
Our vision for the T.R.U.E. program is to revolutionize how rehabilitation in…
Jun 13, 2017