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statement on the passage of the speedy trial bill in the new york state assembly
Statement from gabriel sayegh, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice on the passage of the Speedy Trial bill the New York State Assembly June 2, 2016 (New [&h…
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ithaca plan: services, not jail, is part of answer
Pressconnects In Ithaca, some people are caught in a revolving door with law enforcement, and police and community members alike say it’s time for a new approach. Next year, Ithaca will try [&…
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low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help
The Ledger SEATTLE — When pondering how to keep low-level drug offenders out of jail, officials in Albany, New York, faced a challenge: How could they pay for a case […]
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how the city of albany is advancing smart criminal justice reform
HuffPost Yesterday marked the launch of Albany’s innovative Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, making New York’s capital city the first jurisdiction on the East Coast, and only the…
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albany becomes 1st jurisdiction on east coast, 3rd in nation to launch innovative, evidence-based law enforcement assisted diversion (lead) program
For Immediate Release March 31, 2016 Contact: Albany Police Department: Steven Smith (518) 889-9446 Center for Law and Justice: Dr. Alice Green (518) 427-8361 LEAD National Support Bureau: gabriel say…
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city and county of albany’s innovative law enforcement assisted diversion (lead) program will launch april 1st
For Immediate Release March 30, 2016 Contact: Albany Police Department: Steven Smith (518) 889-9446 Center for Law and Justice: Dr. Green (518) 427-8361 LEAD National Support Bureau: gabriel sayegh (6…
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international and local drug policy experts launch weeklong u.s. tour to discuss growing movement to end global drug war
March 18, 2016 Contact: gabriel sayegh (646) 335-2264 Lorenzo Jones (860) 712-1246 International and Local Drug Policy Experts Launch Weeklong U.S. Tour to Discuss Growing Movement to End Global Drug…
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ungass international delegation tour – chicago
ChicagoEvents The Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice is working with the Open Society Foundations and the Illinois Consoritum on Drug Policy, Roosevelt University as well as Workers Center…
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the ithaca plan follows a tried history of drug strategies
Pressconnects The release of The Ithaca Plan, the city’s new municipal drug policy strategy, attracted national headlines for some of its “outrageous” concepts. It’s garnere…
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how the heroin epidemic differs in communities of color
PBS Most of the media attention in the current nationwide heroin epidemic has focused on the uptick in overdose deaths among suburban, white, middle-class users — many of whom turned […]
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marking a transition: lorenzo jones works to build a national movement for health, equity, and justice
HuffPost “I am the sum of all my experiences.” – El Hajj Malilk El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) Earlier this month, Lorenzo Jones announced his transition out of A Better Way Foundation (AB…
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Rikers: Shut It Down, Shut It Down
Rikers: Shut It Down, Shut It Down by gabriel sayegh Like a fire out of control, the crisis continues in New York City’s jail system, especially at Rikers Island. So […]
