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  • Tackling Mass Incarceration

    April 02, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    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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  • A Court's All-Hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk

    January 28, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Girls Court brings an all-hands-on-deck approach to the lives of vulnerable girls, linking them to social service agencies, providing informal Saturday sessions on everything from body image to legal jargon, and offering a team of adults in whom they can develop trust.

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  • Carrot and stick approach gives offenders a choice

    December 22, 2013 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, High Point, North Carolina

    The use of a gun in a violent crime can carry a penalty of 30 years or more in prison. High Point, NC, has been using call-ins for 16 years - a carrot-and-stick approach aimed at reducing violent crime and drugs in the city.

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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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  • Lessons From European Prisons

    November 07, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Germany

    American corrections officials look overseas for a better approach to creating a system geared toward social reintegration rather than punishment alone.

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  • Why Prisoner Education Is Key to Reducing Crime

    September 09, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Inmates who get correctional education are less likely to become repeat offenders, but education costs money. An organization is funding educational opportunities for prisoners in various cities in the U.S. to improve their reentry into society.

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  • Probation That Works

    June 05, 2013 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    The American prison system is in dire need of reform. Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement, or HOPE, seeks to turn around behavior that the system ordinarily, though inadvertently, seems to perpetuate.

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

    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

    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

    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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