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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Nebraska prisons playing major role in mental health care

JoAnne Young

June 20, 2018 |

Lincoln Journal Star |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraska prisons house many of the state's mentally ill, and they are working on comprehensive care for them. Prisons work to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism through mentorship programs. The Mental Health Association runs programs in Nebraska prisons and trains peer supporters on the inside.

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How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

Gabrielle Hernandez

May 17, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The organization Southerners on New Ground is helping reform the criminal justice system in the south. Activists won a small victory in Atlanta, where the mayor and city council approved a resolution that replaced cash bonds with signature bonds for misdemeanor offenses. They also raised money to help people pay their cash bails as part of a larger event called the National Bail Out collective, which bailed out 147 Black women in 26 cities this year.

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Raising babies behind bars

Justin Jouvenal

May 11, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Decatur, Illinois

Nursery programs inside prisons are not common. The Decatur Correctional Center is one of the few in the country. Eleven years since its inception, “more than 90 women have gone through the Moms and Babies program.”

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Meet the Judge Who Transformed California's Criminal Justice System

Abbie Vansickle

April 23, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Using the catalyst approach, Judge Thelton Henderson was able to reform California prisons. He employed courts to change bureaucratic systems, and was moved by the idea that if you “encourage everyone involved to buy into a solution.. long-term change will happen.” Coupled with court orders, Henderson oversaw lawsuits involving overcrowding and inadequate medical services in prisons. A move that led to statewide change.

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How Nearly 2,000 Cameras Tamed a Notorious American Prison

John J. Lennon

April 09, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Attica, New York

1,875 cameras and 915 microphones is what it took to change a culture of abuse in Attica State Prison, notoriously known as one of the worst places to serve time in amongst prisoners. Since the installation of the cameras, incident reports against corrections officers dropped 80 percent.

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Sacramento's Quest to End Solitary Confinement for Kids

Molly McCluskey

April 05, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Solitary Confinement on youth can be extremely emotionally damaging. The practice is also costly, and can lead to expensive lawsuits. Yet, a slew of states and youth detention centers are trying to reduce the time young people spend in solitary confinement. In the Sacramento Juvenile Detention, one program is doing that.

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'I have no thought of escaping': inside the Brazilian prisons with no guards

Jo Griffin

April 02, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Itaúna, Minas Gerais

In Apac prisons, inmates hold the keys. “By committing a crime, prisoners break the social pact,” says Ana Paula Pellegrino of Igarape Institute. “An Apac prison restores this by allowing inmates to work for the community.” Inmates contribute to local projects, follow a routine of work and study, and are addressed by name rather than number. The rehabilitation-focused approach is completely different from what happens in Brazil's mainstream prisons, a fact that motivates inmates to honor the rules.

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As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

Allison Herrera

April 02, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Marysville, Ohio

The Ohio Reformatory for Women is a prison that offers inmates a chance to enroll in Tapestry, an inpatient drug treatment program that tries to delve into the deeper causes women turn to drugs. It also believes in connecting women who are addicts with one another because “on the outside there’s not enough support.” The 18 month program is “about healing mind, body and spirit.”

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How Texas' Harris County went from ‘capital of capital punishment' to zero executions

Henry Gass

December 27, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

In 2017, Harris County, TX saw a year where no one was sentenced to death and no one was executed. The county, nicknamed as the capital of capital punishment, is seeing a shift in the support of the death penalty. While studies haven’t shown a definitive answer, it has been linked to new, reform-focused DAs, the introduction of life sentences without parole, and Supreme Court decisions that likely diminished the use of capital punishment.

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