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New laws lead some Washington prosecutors to rethink three-strike life sentences

Manuel Villa Nina Shapiro

January 03, 2021 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Nearly three decades after Washington voters made their state the first to enact a three-strikes law, imposing life imprisonment for repeated, serious offenses, some prosecutors have found ways to avoid the law's effects that are seen as unduly harsh or racially biased. Some have interpreted a law authorizing resentencing to apply to three-strikes cases. Others have pushed the governor to grant clemency more often. This new willingness to question the law's effects is not universal among prosecutors, and the state Supreme Court soon will weigh in on the issue.

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'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists

Sylvia Poggioli

January 02, 2021 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Italy

Advancing Women Artists (AWA) is a nonprofit foundation that has identified around 2,000 pieces of art by women artists that were forgotten or stored away in Italy’s museums and churches. The organization has financed the restoration of 70 works from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Although women generally couldn’t study or devote themselves to art, some of the artists’ works were known during their times but disappeared from public writings around the 19th century. AWA’s work restoring, documenting, and exhibiting women’s art has contributed to increased interest in and awareness of art by women.

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In Brattleboro, a new kind of police patrol pushes treatment, not jail

Paul Cuno-Booth

January 02, 2021 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Brattleboro, Vermont

Police officers paired with substance abuse counselors go onto Brattleboro's streets to offer no-strings-attached help to people using drugs. Without using arrests or other coercion, the Project CARE "recovery coaches" have connected dozens of people to rehab and other needed services since the program began in July 2018. Modeled on bigger, successful programs in Gloucester and Brockton, Massachusetts, CARE's effect on overdoses is unknown and the involvement of police is seen by some as a drawback. But the outreach has let the community know help is available for the asking – even from cops.

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The train carriage for stray pets

Elizaveta Vereykina

January 01, 2021 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Russia, Moscow

An initiative on the Moscow metro system has posters on the train featuring cats and dogs that are looking for a home. Known as the “Tails and Paws” train, these animals come from 13 animal shelters in the city and riders can use their phone to scan the poster to learn more about the animals up for adoption. “It’s about forming a new culture of responsible attitude to animals,” says one of the workers at a shelter.

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Fishermen Team up With Food Banks to Lend a Hand

Bonnie Riva Ras

January 01, 2021 |

Goodnet |

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Response Location: United States

Catch Together is supporting both fishermen and food banks by buying catch that would typically be sold to the restaurant industry. Fisheries were hit hard when the pandemic resulted in an economic slowdown and food banks had an increasing need for resources. Innovative programs have been launched in Mississippi and Alaska where local, fresh fish has been served to demographics that typically don’t have the access to it.

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Rebel eviction-enforcers are helping tenants stay in their homes

Gabbriel Schivone

January 01, 2021 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Constables tasked with enforcing evictions in Arizona are taking a different approach during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of forcing residents out and changing the locks, constables are delaying evictions to follow CDC guidelines and providing information to residents for local resources that can help instead. The results of their efforts have led to fewer evictions as well as the creation of the new role of behavioral health specialist, which will help vulnerable tenants access resources.

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How a program in Bangladesh is preparing garment workers for college

Kristi Eaton

December 31, 2020 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

Pathways to Promise is a program helping garment workers in Bangladesh, mostly women and young girls, overcome financial obstacles when pursuing higher education. Pathways, which was started in 2016, helps offset salary loss for enrolled garment worker's, whose families depended on to survive, by providing a stipend. While enrolled, students receive academic preparation, and tutoring, to make it easier for them to transition into college. Since the program's inception, 470 students have enrolled and 25 graduated from its first cohort.

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Foundation offers tutoring opportunities to inner-city youth

Shirley Hawkins

December 31, 2020 |

Los Angeles Wave |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Ed Center provides tutoring assistance to children from fourth through the 12th grades in South Los Angeles. The center makes tutoring as financially accessible as possible by charging $6.25 for two hours of tutoring and provides full or partial scholarships for families. University students volunteer as tutors The center has helped close to 500 students pursue higher education.

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How a German organisation tackles anti-Semitism in schools

Priti Salian

December 31, 2020 |

The Caravan |

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Response Location: Germany

Meet A Jew is a volunteer organization in Germany helping combat anti-semitism and bigotry by educating students in elementary and secondary schools about Jewish culture and traditions of those living in Germany. The organization has about three hundred volunteers from a variety of different backgrounds, who then hold 90-minute sessions where students are welcomed to ask anything.

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Jobs, Houses and Cows: China's Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty

Keith Bradsher

December 31, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: China

The Chinese government is providing money, livestock, and better homes to successfully help break the cycle of poverty. $700 billion in loans and grants have gone toward the rural poverty alleviation program in addition to investments in infrastructure and job creation. The program is intended for those experiencing extreme poverty in the countryside. Critics predict that the program is unsustainably expensive but the short-term results are promising.

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