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juvenile justice information exchange: formerly incarcerated new yorker now fights for prison reform for the youth
Formerly Incarcerated New Yorker Now Fights for Prison Reform for the Youth By Clarissa Sosin | April 25, 2018 NEW YORK — Herbert Murray, more than 6 feet tall and beanpol…
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city limits: top advocate says cuomo, de blasio both can do more to close rikers
Video: Top Advocate Says Cuomo, De Blasio Both Can do More to Close Rikers By Jarrett Murphy | April 6, 2018 In the wake of a state budget that […]
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npr: ‘decarcerating america’ is a powerful call for reform
‘Decarcerating America’ Is A Powerful Call For Reform By Martha Anne Toll | February 20, 2018 Criminalization is frequently America’s answer to social issues. This country&nbs…
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pressconnects: new reports recommends changes to parole in ny, us
New reports recommends changes to parole in NY, US ASSOCIATED PRESS | January 29, 2018 ALBANY – Two new reports from Columbia University are raising questions about New York’s probatio…
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city & state: akeem browder and gabriel sayegh talk cuomo’s criminal justice reforms
City & State New York
akeem browder and gabriel sayegh talk cuomo’s criminal justice reforms By CITY & STATE | JANUARY 8, 2018 Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a number of sweeping criminal justice reform proposa…
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wnyc news: city takes first step towards shuttering jails on rikers island
City Takes First Step Towards Shuttering Jails on Rikers Island By Cindy Rodriguez | January 2, 2018 The de Blasio Administration said it will close the George Motchan Detention […]
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the art newspaper: agnes gund’s art for justice fund awards $22m in grants to activist groups and social programmes
Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund awards $22m in grants to activist groups and social programmes As well as backing arts-focused initiatives, the money will help support organisations working to [&h…
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film screening and discussion: presumed innocent (1979)
Join us at Interference Archive for a critical look at Rikers Islands’ detention facilities, through the lens of both historic film and as well as the current organizing work of […]
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erie county eyes albany police diversion program
ALBANY, NY – Numbers from the Erie County Health Department show the opioid epidemic in the county could claim the lives of nearly 400 people by the end of the […]
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opioid crisis response ‘too little, too late’
Opioid overdoses took 1,200 lives in North Carolina last year — part of an 800 percent increase since 1999 whose body count has now surpassed 12,000. So when lawmakers approved […]
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naadac opposes senate health repeal
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 — NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals issued the following news release: NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals…
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news observer: nc bill limiting availability of prescription pain killers signed into law
NC bill limiting availability of prescription pain killers signed into law By Thomasi McDonald via News Observer | JUNE 29, 2017 Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law Thursday a […]
