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Can we ignore what we can’t see?
It’s raining today in the District of Columbia. It’s the kind of light, misty…
Feb 08, 2016
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A more compassionate public response to addiction
In 1995, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in this country, 48,979 people died…
Feb 05, 2016
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What change looks like for Vera
The Department of Justice released powerful recommendations to reduce solitary…
Feb 03, 2016
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Federal reforms to solitary confinement build on progress in states, and provide opportunities for continued reforms
Over the past few years, there has been a groundswell of support for reforming…
Feb 01, 2016
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The role of police in suburban immigrant integration
In 2012, the majority of the country’s metropolitan regions saw faster growth…
Jan 14, 2016
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What Congress lifting the federal ban on needle exchange programming could mean for law enforcement
At the close of 2015, two Republican legislators, House Appropriations Chairman…
Jan 12, 2016
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Walking the walk on youth partnership
I began my career by serving in different settings as a voice for…
Jan 07, 2016

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Men with disabilities experience high rates of sexual violence
A new study—co-authored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the…
Jan 04, 2016
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Postsecondary education is critical for the formerly incarcerated
It’s early Tuesday morning and I am on a flight to the Detroit-Metro Airport.…
Dec 30, 2015
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New York Immigrant Family Unity Project lays groundwork for constitutional victory
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…
Dec 28, 2015
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