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Avoiding the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Sierra Mannie

May 18, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

A district-wide approach called PBIS, or positive behavior and instructional support model that focuses on counseling rather than punishment, has curbed behavioral issues at many Jackson public schools, and has even turned many into model sites of positive behavior reinforcement. It has also proven to keep youth from getting stuck in the vicious school-to-prison pipeline.

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Could Baltimore hold the key to solving Cleveland's violence problem?

Leila Atassi

May 18, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cure Violence is a the national non-profit organization that for 16 years has helped multiple cities adopt strategies for violence prevention that mirror those used in disease control. Programs employ trained “violence interrupters” and outreach workers to identify and mediate potentially deadly conflicts, maintaining relationships with those involved to ensure the conflict does not reignite. Cleveland hopes that replicating the model will help reduce local violence and crime.

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School system looks to restorative justice to curb police interventions

Amy Friedenberger

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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Community plays a role in helping ex-prisoners

Gina Barton

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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How One City Is Working To Get An Overdose Antidote In Every Home

Jessica Leber

May 09, 2016 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

To combat its heroin and prescription drug epidemic, the city of Baltimore is trying to make sure everyone has access to naloxone, a drug that instantly stops overdoses.

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Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look

David Klepper

May 08, 2016 |

Associated Press |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

Supervised injection sites--places for addicts to use heroin under medical supervision with clean needles--have been established in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. While people commonly overdose at supervised sites, medical staff are able to intervene and prevent death.

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Brooklyn's New Approach to Youth Crimes

Thomas MacMillan

May 05, 2016 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New Brooklyn Young Adult Court aims to keep youths out of a lifetime of crime.

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Ceasefire in the City? How Police Can (and Cannot) Deter Gunfire

Donna Ladd

May 04, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

In poor, crime-infected neighborhood with limited opportunities, where interactions with law enforcement are often toxic and punitive, and distrust on both sides is rampant. An integrated strategy is at the core of the model that can change this:"Operation Ceasefire," a form of targeted deterrence. The carrot-stick approach is carefully designed to reach men believed to be on the cusp of committing gun violence, let them know the consequences and help them fulfill their needs, thus finding a way to maybe change their trajectory into something more positive.

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Osseo schools head off misbehavior before it starts

Beena Raghavendran

May 02, 2016 |

Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Osseo, Minnesota

Schools in one Minnesota district are using tactics like yoga breaks, school mottoes and rewards to combat behavioral issues.

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The Shelter that Gives Wine to Alcoholics

Tina Rosenberg

April 26, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Alcoholism affects homeless people around the world, a condition that makes them physically and mentally dependent on alcohol to maintain stable functions. The Oaks shelter in Ottawa serves free daily pours to severe alcoholics in order to stabilize their physical and mental states, and to help them control the amount of alcohol they intake. These measures in Ottawa have proven cost effective, humane, and offer specialized aid to those suffering from alcoholism.

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