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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
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With Public Support, States Continue to Embrace Drug Reform—and Save Lives
New reporting from the New York Times yesterday estimates that more than 59,000…
Jun 06, 2017
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Dignity, Justice, and the Webbys
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the 21st Annual Webby Awards because…
May 25, 2017
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The Sessions Memo: Back to the Past?
U.S Justice Department tradition over the last 37 years generally includes the…
May 25, 2017
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Looking Back Toward a Better Future
This post was written by James, a mentor in the T.R.U.E. unit at Cheshire…
May 23, 2017
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Alabama Restores Voting Rights for Thousands with Felony Convictions
In criminal justice reform, it’s been a good couple of months for the…
May 19, 2017
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We Already Tried a War on Drugs. It Failed.
We’re in the middle of a public health crisis: overdose deaths have overtaken…
May 18, 2017
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Shrinking the Financial—and Human—Cost of Jail in New York City
Rikers Island, the infamous 85-year-old jail in New York City, is out of sight…
May 17, 2017