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  • The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead

    Andy Kopsa

    December 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    Theodore Roosevelt Highschool in Des Moines, Iowa, transitioned from employing armed school resource officers to a restorative practices team to prevent and mediate violence with proactive support instead of immediate punishment.

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  • Connecticut's turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization - Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

    Matt Krupnick

    December 01, 2022 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    As part of a revamp of its juvenile justice system, Connecticut launched youth treatment centers where residents meet regularly with counselors and mental health professionals. The centers focus on providing individualized care and a more welcoming atmosphere than traditional juvenile detention programs.

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  • These Local Governments Are Using Federal Aid to Cancel Medical Debt

    Oscar Perry Abello

    November 22, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    With funding from city governments, the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt acquires and cancels medical debt by negotiating directly with hospitals. The only requirement is being under 400% of the federal poverty line and no application is necessary.

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  • Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Workers, Employers, and the Economy

    Peter Hull

    November 18, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

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    Response Location: United States

    Research shows workers who receive paid sick leave are more likely to stay home when sick, thus limiting the spread of illness.

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  • Preventing reincarceration

    Justin Nemetz

    November 14, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Georgia

    Jackson County's correctional facility has a transitional center that allows people who are incarcerated to begin working and building job skills while they are still finishing out their sentence. The wages they earn go toward paying off any charges associated with their conviction, and the rest is funneled into a bank account that is there for them when they're released.

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  • Care, a responsibility shared by the public and private sectors

    Mónica Quesada Cordero

    October 29, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    The Win Win Win Program works to provide quality early childhood development and care services through a co-payment system where both the companies and parents buy in to help manage costs and increase access to childcare for children 4-years-old and under.

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  • Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

    Tatiana Flowers

    October 28, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal funding for rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions for past-due rent reduced evictions in Colorado by more than half over the past two years.

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  • Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

    Matt Mencarini Erin McGroarty Phoebe Petrovic

    October 18, 2022 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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  • Tiny homes, big change: How DC can adapt tiny homes to fight homelessness

    Hannah Loder

    October 17, 2022 |

    Street Sense Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Springfield, Missouri

    The Eden Village tiny home community helps to provide people without homes a place to live. Tiny homes communities allow municipalities to build more dense and affordable housing for the people who need it most. All the homes in the village are “permanent supportive housing,” meaning residents may live in their homes for the remainder of their lives as long as they follow the rules set forth by the community.

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  • Santa Barbara County Finding Success with Co-Response Mental Health Teams

    Jade Martinez-Pogue

    October 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    Since 2018, Santa Barbara County’s co-response teams have paired a Department of Behavioral Wellness clinician with trained law enforcement to respond to 9-1-1 calls related to a mental health crisis. The pair work together to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

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