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https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/lawrence-bartley-marshall-project-news-inside-pris?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Daniele Selby
Global Citizen
17 May 2019
Text / 1500-3000 Words
After receiving parole following a 27-year sentence, Lawrence Bartley started News Inside – a print publication that is distributed in jails and prisons across the United States. As part of the Marshall Project, News Inside provides incarcerated individuals with stories and information about criminal justice. The founder cites access to information as a predominant barrier for people re-entering society after incarceration and hopes this will give people the hope and information they need upon release.
https://www.hmbreview.com/news/ca-ada-cove-copes-with-disaster-planning/article_40a853d2-7743-11e9-ad87-dbf994a1f343.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Libby Leyden
Half Moon Bay Review
15 May 2019
Text / Under 800 Words
San Mateo County’s coastside residents have created their own, volunteer-based disaster response system. Considering that they make up just 5% of the county’s population, and are just as much at risk for natural disasters like wildfires, flooding, and landslides, they recognized that they had to be proactive in the event that help and resources would be limited in such an event. The Cañada Cove Community Association developed a localized plan for disaster preparedness, including manuals, communication systems, and a database of residents that provides information on the specialized needs of citizens.
https://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/snapchat-surgery-the-doctors-sending-video-updates-mid-operation/93684?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jared Lindzon
OZY
12 May 2019
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When loved ones undergo surgery, the more information that they have access to, the better supported they often feel. To increase efficiency while also improving information access, nearly 60 hospitals across the nation have begun using the Electronic Access to Surgical Events which sends secure, one-way messages via an app to those in the waiting room.
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/new-salmon-challis-smartphone-app-lets-users-take-forest-information-go?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Monica Gokey
NPR
9 May 2019
Text / Under 800 Words
Visitors to the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho can now access the wealth of information in a guidebook with the convenience of a smartphone app. The app, which contains valuable information on history, visitor stops, trailheads, and camp sites, will be especially helpful in much of the national forest where cell phone coverage is spotty.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-08/advocates-strive-raise-awareness-about-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-us?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Allison Herrera
Public Radio International (PRI)
8 May 2019
Multi-Media / 5-15 Minutes
Ensuring that cases of missing and murdered indigenous women are counted requires collecting data. In US and Canada, many cases of missing and murdered indigenous women remain ignored by law enforcement. In response, members of indigenous communities have undertaken data collection campaigns, including the creation of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women database.
https://nextcity.org/features/view/incarcerated-men-write-the-stories-of-wall-city?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Emily Nonko
Next City
29 April 2019
Text / Over 3000 Words
Partnerships between those incarcerated and volunteers from the outside are crucial. Collaborations—such as the one between the Wall City magazine, the UC Berkeley, and the San Quentin Journalism Guild—make it possible for those incarcerated to have a voice. The publication of the newspaper not only informs discourse, it also serves as a way to help rehabilitate and reengage those behind bars.
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