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trinity college: students engage with hartford organizations through community learning at trinity
Students Engage with Hartford Organizations through Community Learning at Trinity The classroom extended far beyond campus for students who took part in Trinity College’s Community Learning e…
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city limits: grassroots movements are needed to end mass incarceration
Opinion: Grassroots Movements are Needed to End Mass Incarceration by Lorenzo Jones and Gabriel Sayegh | December 13, 2019 The 2020 presidential race is spurring more debate…
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city & state: no new jails now has aoc on board, but opponents see a fatal flaw
No New Jails now has AOC on board, but opponents see a fatal flaw The prison abolitionists would keep people incarcerated in certain jails, for now. By JEFF COLTIN | OCTOBER [……
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buffalo news: things to know about changes to new york state laws on discovery and bail
Things to know about changes to New York State laws on discovery and bail By Aaron Besecker, Maki Becker | Nov 21, 2019 Supporters of the sweeping changes to state […]
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human rights watch: 128 rights groups urge new york legislature to implement pretrial reforms
128 Rights Groups Urge New York Legislature to Implement Pretrial Reforms Reforms Bring Fairness and Transparency to NY Criminal Legal System The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New [&hel…
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times union: arrest at ualbany sparks student protests
Arrest at UAlbany sparks student protests After incident involving visitor, who faces several charges, ’emergency’ town hall on racial climate planned Rachel Silberstein | November 9…
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the new republic: imagining a world without prisons
Imagining a World Without Prisons On Thursday, the New York City Council will vote on shutting down the jails on Rikers Island. Should new ones replace them, or is it […]
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the city: what you need to know about the rikers replacement vote
What You Need to Know About the Rikers Replacement Vote BY RACHEL HOLLIDAY SMITH | OCT 16, 2019 When the City Council meets Thursday, it will cast a vote […]
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spectrum news ny1: nyc to propose banning construction of new jails on rikers island
NYC to Propose Banning Construction of New Jails on Rikers Island BY GLORIA PAZMINO | OCT. 09, 2019 The land Rikers Island was built on may never again house a […]
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new drug laws could worsen the opioid crisis. connecticut can do better.
New drug laws could worsen the opioid crisis. Connecticut can do better. By Kenyatta Thompson and Lorenzo Jones Last month, the Connecticut legislature ended its 2019 session with a package […]
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opinion: how new york is failing those left behind at rikers island
by Erin Corbett and Keith Brown Rikers, as usual, is in the news. From the calls for New York to move towards true decarceration by closing Rikers, to the heated public discourse […]
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hartford courant: inmate who overdose on fentanyl at hartford correctional center dies
By David Owens HARTFORD, CT: One of the four inmates at the Hartford Correctional Center who overdosed on fentanyl Thursday night has died, a correction department official said Tuesd…
