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  • Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity

    March 10, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    A positive transformation in a Mississippi prison has become a focal point for a growing number of states rethinking the use of long-term isolation. Humanitarian groups have long argued that solitary confinement has devastating psychological effects, but a central driver in the recent shift is economics. Some officials have also been persuaded by research suggesting that isolation is vastly overused and that it does little to reduce overall prison violence.

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  • Doctor Hotspot

    August 03, 2011 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    The highest hospital costs come from preventable emergency room visits. A doctor in Camden developed a home visit program which gives better and cheaper care.

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  • Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

    May 31, 2011 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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