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  • This Farmers Market Is Part of a Plan to Reduce Teen Births

    March 27, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    A teen-run farmer's market in Parramore, a low-income neighborhood of Orlando, gets children off the streets and into the garden. As a branch of the neighborhood's Kidz Zone program, the farmer's market brings fresh food to a former food desert, all while reducing juvenile arrest and teen pregnancy rates.

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  • Ecuador legalized gangs. Murder rates plummeted.

    March 26, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Ecuador

    When faced with a rise in gang violence, Ecuador tried an approach that was in complete opposition to "zero tolerance," the methodology America has been attempting to use to tackle the problem. Rather than target gang members as wrongdoers, the country "allowed the gangs to remake themselves as cultural associations that could register with the government, which in turn allowed them to qualify for grants and benefit from social programming."

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  • Llano barricade protocol investigated after woman swept away in flood

    March 26, 2019 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Llano, Texas

    In Texas, smaller towns are looking to one another for ideas to prevent dangerous encounters with flash flooding. Travis County is one such place, using multi-layered approaches to prevent drivers from crossing flooded areas and requiring deputies to carry water rescue kits in their cars. After the death of one woman, the town of Llano is considering new approaches, like more visible barricades.

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  • Police officers in Salt Lake City schools will be trained to arrest students less often

    March 26, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Specialized training for school resource officers improves the relationships between law enforcement agents and students. Following a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, Salt Lake City, its police department, and school district, begun reforms that address the issue of policing in high schools. New training requirements for school resource officers have led to a significant decline in the number of kids cited at school since 2016.

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  • As Alabama grapples with solitary confinement, other states offer blueprints for change

    March 24, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    The use of solitary confinement, or administrative segregation, in prisons is facing pushback across the country. In Alabama, a federal judge tasked the Department of Corrections to investigate how other states are reforming their use of solitary confinement – especially for those with mental health concerns. Recognizing that isolation often leads to increased bad behavior, states such as North Dakota and Colorado have placed stronger limitations on the use and deployment of administrative segregation.

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  • Drawing better lines so that Native votes count

    March 24, 2019 |

    Indian Country Today |

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    Response Location: Crow Indian Reservation, United States, Montana

    Including Native Americans in the political process requires sustained efforts in redistricting by communities. The success of the 2018 mid-term election in bringing the first Native American women into Congress was made possible by the creation of legislative districts that gave Native American communities a voice. A comparison of the US states of Montana and North Dakota illustrates the importance of long-term collaboration, legal action, and community organization in redistricting efforts.

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  • Inside the Battle to Close Rikers

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City plans to close the eight jail complex located on Rikers Island and replace it with a series of four smaller, community-integrated facilities in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. While the administration has faced community pushback, the city has gleaned insights about the process, including jail reform and design and how to receive feedback from the community. The goal is for this plan could lead to further decarceration, financial savings for the city, and facilities that incorporate job-training, substance abuse treatment, and counseling into its services.

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  • Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms

    March 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Mozambique, Beira

    Climate change is causing storms to intensify across the world, resulting in mass destruction that ruins peoples homes. Mozambique has recently experienced this reality when a tropical storm resulted in a massive flood that overtook parts of the country. To help prevent future destruction, cities are focusing efforts on building more resilient homes that stand a better chance of surviving similar events.

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  • Community schools: How the concept started and failed in Montgomery

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Since expected grant funding for a planned community school model was canceled a few years ago, two high-poverty elementary school that would have benefited from the approach have landed on the city's "failing" list. However, a local high school has had success incorporating elements of a similar model, such as a parent liaison and volunteer mentors from the community, with no additional budget. What can Davis and Nixon elementary learn from Lanier High?

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  • Oregon Leading the Nation in Clearing Backlog of Untested Rape Kits with Survivor-Focused Legislature

    March 20, 2019 |

    University of Oregon |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    As of 2018, Oregon’s backlog of Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) kits had been cleared thanks to the passage of a state bill, commonly referred to as Melissa’s Law. Besides clearing the accumulated kits, the legislation requires police to pick-up the kits from hospitals within seven days of notification and submit SAFE kits for testing within two weeks. Such a response has led to six perpetrators being identified as well as a systemic, patient-driven process for sexual assault survivors.

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