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"Guilty victims" have suffered too, and deserve our care
I learned this summer that New York families devastated by homicide are…
Sep 13, 2015
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New funding to clear rape kit backlog an important step, but long overdue
On Thursday, Vice President Biden and Manhattan DA Cy Vance announced that they…
Sep 11, 2015
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"Innocent victimhood" means justice denied for victims with disabilities
Crime victims with disabilities—who routinely face significant access-related…
Sep 09, 2015
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Why is bail more closely tied to wealth than risk?
“I’ll bail you out”—we say that phrase so often it has become an idiom divorced…
Sep 04, 2015
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Preconceived notions of "innocence" are a disservice to trafficking victims
When speaking about human trafficking to audiences, I often ask them to…
Sep 02, 2015
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Keeping families whole in German prisons
People visit the Mecklenberg-Western Pomerania region of northeastern Germany…
Aug 31, 2015
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Reform efforts bear fruit, but racial disparities remain
As we mark ten years since Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the levee…
Aug 28, 2015
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Our current justice system isn't doctor recommended
I am asked daily why The California Endowment—a health foundation where I serve…
Aug 26, 2015
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Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans has changed course on incarceration
There is an important course correction happening in New Orleans since…
Aug 24, 2015
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Women suffer when drug treatment focuses on men’s needs
In the last 10 years, heroin use among women has doubled, yet few drug…
Aug 19, 2015