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Life on Parole

Matthew O'Neil

June 08, 2015 |

PBS Frontline |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Connecticut is attempting to reduce prison recidivism by changing parole practices. Changes to the system are allowing parole officers to foster relationships with parolees and counsel them as people, not as cases.

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In Europe, Fake Jobs Can Have Real Benefits

Liz Alderman

May 29, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Lille

After the global recession, long-term unemployment can make jobless workers depressed, with their skills becoming unsharpened and obsolete. Practice firms, operating as fake businesses, in the Eurozone aim to keep the unemployed practiced in essential job skills and offer new skills training for those interested in changing careers.

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How Former Prisoners are Set up to Fail, Especially if They're Women

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

February 25, 2015 |

Cosmopolitan |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.

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Tackling Mass Incarceration

Dax-Devlon Ross

April 02, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.

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Helping Women Hurdle Employment Barriers

Daria Solovieva

April 02, 2013 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

In order to bridge the gap between women and men in the workforce, a number of programs in the middle east are offering job mentorship and training to women. “A mentoring program is a big help for women,” Allam says, describing the association’s strategy of partnering participants with role models such as successful female entrepreneurs. “With these skills they can find the right path – to face all the things in life, whether on the professional or personal level.”

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Open Education for a Global Economy

David Bornstein

July 11, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

An Irish-based company, ALISON, provides free, high-quality e-courses to people around the globe in order to help close the gap between education and workplace skills. Particularly focused on providing access to areas where more traditional forms of education and job training are difficult to get, this approach is helping to change lives and the economy for the better.

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Out of Jail, and Into a Job

Tina Rosenberg

March 28, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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Helping Where Help Is Wanted

Tina Rosenberg

January 10, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Vacant positions exist in many employment sectors, including in education and in hospitals. ReServe is a program that joins retired professionals to part-time paid positions in non-profits to perform duties. A controversy has emerged that suggests these positions should be paid at a professional-rate salary.

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In a Second Career, Working to Make a Difference

Tina Rosenberg

January 05, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.

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Workers of the World, Employed

David Bornstein

November 03, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Cambodia

Companies who outsource often fuel the race to the bottom for global workers' standards. Two companies, Digital Divide Data and Samasource, offer a model for outsourcing which is profitable and also prioritizes social impact.

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