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  • Disrupting the Business of Bail

    Sonali Kolhatkar

    February 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Freedom Fund is a nonprofit that covers bail payments for people who are jailed and cannot afford bail while awaiting trial.

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  • People face a 'desperate' reality after leaving prison. Two Atlanta women are pushing to change that.

    Candice Norwood

    February 17, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Barred Business campaigns for improved laws against discrimination in the city and connects residents of Atlanta, Georgia, who were formerly incarcerated with services, funding, and housing.

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  • Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?

    Alec MacGillis

    January 30, 2023 |

    ProPublica |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community violence intervention programs like the interrupter model and groups like Cure Violence are deploying knowledgeable people — specifically those with experience in crime and the legal system — into neighborhoods to help steer people away from gangs and violent crime. The purpose with groups like Cure Violence is to treat violent crime — like gun violence — like an epidemic, deploying those with credibility into vulnerable populations. When Cure Violence was first launched in Chicago in 2000, shootings declined by 68%.

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  • “It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

    Edikan Umoh

    January 29, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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  • Teachers and Parents as Partners builds teams to help kids

    Zaid Jilani

    January 26, 2023 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Crete, Nebraska

    Teachers and Parents and Partners, or TAPP, facilitates communication between teachers and parents to help students who may be experiencing mental health struggles by monitoring and discussing behaviors at home and school. TAPP is being tested in big cities and small towns, but there’s an emphasis on rural school districts.

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  • People continue to die in Pima County's jail. Could bail reform make it less deadly?

    John Washington

    January 26, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Several counties are looking to implement bail reform as a way to address the harms people face in jail while awaiting a court date. Groups like The Bail Project have helped release 23,745 people from jail by helping pay their bail and ensure they make it to court so that bail money can go toward the next person in need.

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  • Crisis Mode

    Anna Kaminski Winter Wagner

    January 12, 2023 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson's Crisis Response Center and Mental Health Support Team are designed to provide immediate help to people in mental health crises rather than routing them through the criminal legal system. The system, which serves nearly 15,000 people annually, is now being used as a model for efforts in other areas, such as Lane County, Oregon.

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  • Could fixing abandoned homes reduce gun violence in Philly? New research says yes

    Sammy Caiola

    January 09, 2023 |

    WHYY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Researchers have found that cleaning up and making repairs to homes is leading to reduced gun violence. The city’s Basic Systems Repair Program facilitates these interventions by providing free repairs for low-income households and abandoned buildings that can often become hubs for illegal activity and gun storage. These improvements help address stigma, boost local moral and improve the overall look and feel of the city by cleaning up vacant lots and business storefronts.

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  • Western Massachusetts helpline a Call for Change seeks to end intimate partner violence where it starts—with the people causing the harm

    Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

    December 31, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The Call for Change Helpline in Massachusetts takes phone calls from across the country to help prevent domestic violence. The line is confidential and anonymous. Most callers are people causing harm, and responders are trained to help them change abusive behavior.

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  • Ahimsa Collective offers 'a new way' forward for reentry

    Cayla Mihalovich

    December 23, 2022 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, California, the privately funded Ahimsa Collective offers housing, money for necessities, and restorative justice support services to formerly incarcerated people to ease the pressure of transitioning to life outside of incarceration.

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