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  • Landing On Your Feet

    June 20, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    PAR-Recycle Works has a twofold mission: reduce recidivism and help the planet. By teaching employees to break down electronics, the program has a sustainable source of funding through the sale of scrap metal. So far, the program has employed 33 formerly incarcerated individuals, and it is successfully helping them reintegrate into society.

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  • In Italy, how one cooperative is trying to counter the Mafia's influence

    June 20, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Italy, Sessa Aurunca

    A cooperative in Italy has repurposed land once owned by the Mafia to produce pasta and organic vegetables, and its employees are using this land to reclaim their lives. Beyond the Dreams’ provides meaningful work for former prisoners, mental patients, and addicts, who cultivate these agricultural products. The revitalization of the ruined land and employment opportunities deliver symbolic blows to organized crime.

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  • Would you give a job to this gangster?

    June 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

    In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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  • They're Out of Prison. Can They Stay Out of the Hospital?

    May 29, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Transitions Clinic Network is providing healthcare to men and women coming out of prison. The organization, which has treated over 5,000 patients, hires community health workers to connect former inmates to health services. Since this population often leaves prison without access to proper healthcare, these services are keeping people out of emergency rooms and aiding in their transition to life after prison.

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  • How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

    May 17, 2018 |

    Scalawag |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The organization Southerners on New Ground is helping reform the criminal justice system in the south. Activists won a small victory in Atlanta, where the mayor and city council approved a resolution that replaced cash bonds with signature bonds for misdemeanor offenses. They also raised money to help people pay their cash bails as part of a larger event called the National Bail Out collective, which bailed out 147 Black women in 26 cities this year.

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  • Nonprofits: Providing Education For People During And After Incarceration

    May 16, 2018 |

    Philadelphia Neighborhoods |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Nonprofits in the Philadelphia area work to bring education to offenders who are in corrections facilities, as well as those who are re-entering into the world. Research shows that, with access to classes, novels, and career resources, offenders are significantly less likely to be re-incarcerated than they are without these services.

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  • Want to Quit the Gang Life? Try This Job On

    May 15, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Being in a gang or selling drugs is risky and often poorly paid, but many people caught up in it see too many obstacles in alternate paths to change. Readi Chicago addresses these barriers with cognitive behavioral therapy and subsidized jobs that allow participants to gradually build up skills and move into better positions. But the most important people are the outreach workers, many of whom came out of incarceration or gang life, and can build relationships to convince people to sign up.

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  • From screaming and police to college in the fall, family says juvenile justice program 'saved son's life'

    May 01, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, Alabama

    Reaching out to juvenile offenders with support and services, rather than putting them in jail, reduces recidivism and can save public money. A program called Youth Villages is instrumental in helping youth offenders in Alabama build better futures for themselves, reaching about 50 young people every year. A bill that would have expanded this approach across the state was proposed but failed to pass before the end of the legislative session.

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  • A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility

    April 29, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Billerica, Massachusetts

    To stop recidivism, the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail is replicating life on the outside for inmates while they are still in prison. Designed for 18 to 24-year-olds, the program removes some aspects of prison life, such as constant surveillance and locked doors, and supports participants as they manage increasing responsibilities and obligations.

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  • Meet the Judge Who Transformed California's Criminal Justice System

    April 23, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Using the catalyst approach, Judge Thelton Henderson was able to reform California prisons. He employed courts to change bureaucratic systems, and was moved by the idea that if you “encourage everyone involved to buy into a solution.. long-term change will happen.” Coupled with court orders, Henderson oversaw lawsuits involving overcrowding and inadequate medical services in prisons. A move that led to statewide change.

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