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Criminal background checks
“We’re very forgiving....a lot of things are explained by wrong place, wrong…
Oct 16, 2015
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Who pays in an offender-funded justice system?
A new report from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Research Action…
Oct 13, 2015
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How pretrial services empower the underprivileged
The first time I was arrested was in 1994. I was five months pregnant with my…
Oct 12, 2015
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Checking our own pulse: Why we must not ignore stress and trauma inherent in victim-centered work
The recent murder of Lara Sobel, an employee of the Vermont Department for…
Oct 09, 2015
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The unattainable innocent victim standard as a barrier to justice for survivors of domestic violence
In domestic violence training, we sometimes ask participants what makes a “good…
Oct 08, 2015
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The long shadow of the innocence frame
In 1978, I landed a job as a community organizer for the Florida Clearinghouse…
Oct 05, 2015
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Grassroots organizers key to rebuilding New Orleans
In the wake of any disaster, there are always relief efforts. Ideally, the work…
Oct 05, 2015
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Denying victim services to young men of color only adds to their pain
When children are harmed or killed, it kicks us in the gut with a steel-toed…
Oct 01, 2015
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To act justly
Micah 6:8 states: He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the…
Sep 23, 2015
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Trans and gender non-conforming people of color need us to do more
K.C. Haggard, a transgender woman, was stabbed to death in Fresno, California…
Sep 21, 2015