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  • Can gardening transform convicted killers and carjackers? Prison officials get behind the bloom.

    June 07, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Westover, Maryland

    Eastern Correctional Institution is just one of the nation's prisons that's using gardening and agriculture as a way both to improve prison and community food systems, and to give inmates a sense of worth.

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  • Behind Prison Walls, This Program Demonstrates That It's Never Too Late to Learn

    April 30, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

    The Petey Greene program, which has students tutor prison inmates, is helping to create positive impact and change in the lives of both the university student tutors and the inmates they mentor. It provides prisoners with better opportunities once they are released, and the tutors with a renewed appreciation of the power of education.

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  • After 39 years in prison, an epic tale of innocence found and bitterness lost

    April 12, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Ricky Jackson was the longest-serving innocent man in US history. Now, after 39 years, he's free of prison – and resentment.

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  • Out of Debtors' Prison, With Law as the Key

    March 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Norwalk, Ohio

    Rampant misconduct by judicial systems across the country brought to light a crippling practice of debtors' prisons—where disadvantaged individuals unable to pay fines and fees were continually and wrongfully imprisoned, creating a vicious cycle. The American Civil Liberties Union stepped in to work with governments and private companies to increase transparency, eliminate abuse, and reeducate law enforcement officials. The state of Ohio has emerged as a leader in reforming debtors' prisons, though there is still work to do.

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  • The Radical Humaneness of Norway's Halden Prison

    March 26, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Norway, Halden

    The goal of the Norwegian penal system is to get inmates out of it. The country's Halden prison offers humane treatment, trying to help inmates as much as possible rather than punish them.

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  • Bastøy Prison: Creating Good Neighbors

    September 11, 2014 |

    Pulitzer Center |

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    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Many prison systems around the world are focused on retribution rather than rehabilitation. With the lowest recidivism rates in the world, Bastøy Prison of Norway is committed to developing positive members of society through a system that encourages rehabilitation.

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  • Philly Uses High-Tech Solution to Keep Kids in Touch With Incarcerated Moms

    June 04, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A correctional facility in Philadelphia is piloting a program that allows imprisoned mothers to have a say in the decisions that are made for their children. With the implementation of video conferencing, these women can attend meetings with DHS social workers while also maintaining a line of communication with their children and family.

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  • Helping Poor Defendants Post Bail in Backlogged Bronx

    January 22, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    What happens when people can’t afford to pay bail? They plead guilty. That’s what happened in the Bronx Court System, which has “one of the most backlogged big-city courts in the nation.” One nonprofit, Bronx Defenders, wants to help, by paying their bail.

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  • Red Hook community court is a success: study

    November 12, 2013 |

    New York Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Jailing convicted criminals has shown that it neither changes illegal behavior, nor reduces the rate of re-incarceration. Brooklyn’s Red Hood Community Justice Center has given many guilty defendants of minor crimes treatment and individual assistance without incarceration. A new survey shows that community courts reduce costs, decrease jailed inmates, and drop the crime rate.

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  • The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people

    February 25, 2013 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    With Norway having the lowest re-offense rate in Europe, the Bastoy prison in Norway not only demonstrates the effectiveness of this new approach, but also receives criticism that they treat prisoners with too much luxury.

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