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  • When the River Rises: an investigative report on flooding in Richland County, Ohio

    May 16, 2016 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    As farmers continue to experience floods—and lack control over the dredging of the rivers running through their farms—a few have looked to homegrown solutions, and others to amending policy to create "subdistricts."

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  • Bail made fair in the District of Columbia

    May 16, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    In Washington, D.C., defendants appear in court within 24 hours of their arrest and many are freed from jail without having to make bail. The process is efficient, relying on a coordinated system of risk assessment and supervision that saves money and supports defendants’ right to timely due process.

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  • What Maryland's test lab can teach Minnesota about thwarting radical recruiters

    May 16, 2016 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery Village, Maryland

    Following terror attacks around the world, a community nonprofit is working to counter violent extremism by bringing diverse communities together with law enforcement to address underlying causes of radicalization and training neighborhoods to create watch systems.

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  • School system looks to restorative justice to curb police interventions

    May 15, 2016 |

    The Roanoke Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    A 'restorative justice' program in Roanoke schools aims to resolve in-school conflicts using teachers and staff, rather than referring issues to law enforcement.

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  • A Plan to Flood San Francisco With News on Homelessness

    May 15, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Journalists in San Francisco, frustrated at inaction over the city’s homeless crisis, are planning coordinated coverage on the issue.

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  • A Solution for Bangladesh on Child Marriage

    May 15, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Two-thirds of females in Bangladesh are married before they turn 18. Recent research on a four-year cross-sector effort shows that when girls are provided with support, training on their rights, and career mentoring in girl-only spaces, marriage rates decrease significantly.

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  • Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate

    May 15, 2016 |

    El Paso Times |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate and draining resources as sick patients end up in hospitals and emergency rooms – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Liver disease’s three main causes are preventable, and several groups in El Paso and across the country are tackling them one by one.

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  • Community plays a role in helping ex-prisoners

    May 14, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Montpelier, Vermont

    Communities nationwide, including in Wisconsin, work to help ex-prisoners by surrounding them with supportive people. But in Vermont, a statewide network funded by the DOC makes it happen.

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  • Law and disorders: Cops, advocates try to defuse dealings with disabled

    May 13, 2016 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    One-third to half of those killed by police are disabled, a recent report says. “Our problem isn’t with police,” one mental health advocate says, but both sides say officers need more training.

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  • Gun Control Is An Uphill Battle, But Here's One Of The Rare Success Stories

    May 13, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Women are especially vulnerable to gun violence from domestic partners. New state and federal laws are being proposed and passed which require abusers to give up their firearm after a temporary restraining order is filed, others are trying to prevent anyone with an abusive history from being able to obtain a gun.

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