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  • Tool for police reform rarely used by local prosecutors

    October 21, 2021 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States

    A growing number of prosecutors compile lists of police officers deemed untrustworthy witnesses, information they disclose to defense lawyers to prevent unjust criminal convictions. Called "Brady lists" or "do not call" lists, the practice is arguably a constitutional requirement for a fair trial. Broad disclosure of such a list in Philadelphia led to the dismissal of more than 2,000 convictions. Yet many prosecutors fail to keep such lists or ignore categories of misconduct like the use of excessive force. Police unions and privacy laws have helped block the effective use of Brady lists in some places.

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  • Medication and Recovery: Doctors Say Access to Critical Addiction Care is Difficult in Appalachia

    October 21, 2021 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Wise, Virginia

    The Health Wagon provides medical care to those experiencing addiction. The Health Wagon also provides services for those in recovery, including medications, counseling, and peer support groups in an effort to reduce relapses and overdose deaths which have skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • How farmers in Abuja community use 'agroforestry models' to fight climate change

    October 21, 2021 |

    Premium Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In Abuja, a Nigerian community, farmers are practicing agroforestry practices and shifting away from monocropping. Agroforestry is more sustainable, leads to biodiversity, and helps mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. With agroforestry, farmers plant several crops among trees, versus one crop. While not all farmers have made the shift, the ones that have are seeing positive results.

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  • Home was a nightmare, then home was prison. Finally home is now a refuge.

    October 21, 2021 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Home Free is a small, transitional-housing program for women who served long prison sentences for crimes against or on behalf of their abusers. A population long neglected, the women are part of a community recovering from the trauma of prison and the trauma that put them there. Giving them autonomy, in ways typical re-entry programs do not, is key to their recovery. “Home Free is the culmination of a decades-long struggle by women to be seen and supported by a system that has condemned and ignored them.”

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  • Cycling city Kigali sprints to promote smart and green mobility

    October 21, 2021 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    In an effort to go carbon-neutral, city officials in Kigali, Rwanda, are improving bicycling infrastructure and partnering with a green transportation company to implement a bicycle ride sharing program with docking stations across the city.

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  • Tumaini la Kina Mama

    October 21, 2021 |

    RadioRahma |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Kupitia chama cha kuwekeza pesa kwa jumla, kundi la wanawake wenye watoto walemavu wanatiana moyo na kuinuana kiuchumi baada ya kuachwa na waume wao. Kila Jumamosi wanachama hukutana na kuchangisha angalau shilingi mia moja kila mmoja. Pesa hiyo hupeanwa kwa aliyetembelewa ilhali nyingine huwekwa kama akiba ambayo mwanachama anaweza kupewa kama mkopo au msaada wakati wa dharura.

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  • Chauffage : des maisons sans aucun chauffage, comment est-ce possible ?

    October 20, 2021 |

    Franceinfo |

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    Response Location: France, Toulouse

    Alors que les prix du gaz et de l'électricité augmentent, les maisons à énergies passives permettent à ses habitants de faire des économies d'énergie. Isolation renforcée et chaleur produite par certaines pièces permettent de maintenir des températures confortables. Si ces installations entraînent un surcoût de 10 à 15% à la construction et ne sont encore qu'au nombre de 3000 en France, les habitants font des économies substantielles. Ils n'ont plus de facture de chauffage et celle de l'électricité est réduite.

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  • ESPECIAL El trabajo comunitario hace maravillas: Organizaciones que ayudan con el cuidado infantil

    October 20, 2021 |

    La Estrella de Tucsón |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Visibilizar la importancia de la educación a temprana edad para el desarrollo de los niños y su impacto en los niveles superiores, pero además muestra que no todos pueden pagarlo, explica cuatro programas que apoyan a esas familias y sus niños

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  • Colleges fight hunger, fill basic needs to keep students in school

    October 20, 2021 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Cleveland State University used a grant to open up Lift Up Vikes! Resource Center and Food Pantry on campus where students in need can get groceries, including fresh produce and canned goods. Many CSU students faced food insecurity during COVID-19 shutdowns after being laid off and the university aims to help with day-to-day needs in order to keep students enrolled. Due to pandemic-related restrictions, students register online and then pick up bags of groceries at the pantry with only a limited number of people allowed to visit the food pantry at one time.

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  • Morgan County High School Teacher Implements Sustainability into Agriculture Curriculum

    October 20, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    A high school agriculture teacher in Georgia implements sustainable agriculture into her classes through farm visits, lectures, and student application to reach all types of learners.

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