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  • A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

    Erika Eichelberger

    March 21, 2013 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Female sex workers in the United States face greater incidents of rape, drug abuse, health risks, and suicide, contributing to a high mortality rate. Incarcerating the number of prostitutes is also costly. Dallas Police Department has initiated the PDI New Life program, which catches prostitutes and brings them to a 45-day temporary shelter to receive social services, health care, counseling, and alternative employment.

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  • Where men learn the cost of buying sex

    Keegan Kyle

    March 10, 2013 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Various courts in California are lowering repeat offenses among men who are charged with prostitution by educating them about the negative effects of prostitution.

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  • The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people

    Erwin James

    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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  • Texas puts more people in treatment and fewer people in prison

    Jonathan Tilove

    May 20, 2012 |

    The Times-Picayune |

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    Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Texas

    Due to the cost of building new prisons and the cost per inmate, Texas has implemented a new model that encourages judges to send parolees to treatment programs rather than back to prison when they misstep. Texas is sending fewer people to prison, recidivism rates are down and the state is saving money.

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  • For Young Offenders, Hope in a Jury of Their Peers

    Tina Rosenberg

    October 13, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    For first-time youth criminal offenders, the traditional American jury falls short in encouraging behavioral change and may even set the juvenile on a course for repeated crimes. Washington, DC’s Youth Court is a jury that tries juveniles for minor non-violent offenses and offers peer pressure to prompt positive behavioral change. The DC Youth Court is one of many in the United States that reduces crime and future court costs.

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