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  • Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity

    Erica Goode

    March 10, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    A positive transformation in a Mississippi prison has become a focal point for a growing number of states rethinking the use of long-term isolation. Humanitarian groups have long argued that solitary confinement has devastating psychological effects, but a central driver in the recent shift is economics. Some officials have also been persuaded by research suggesting that isolation is vastly overused and that it does little to reduce overall prison violence.

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  • In Iran, a Brotherhood of Doctors and Patients

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 20, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Iran, Tehran, Tehran

    Two Iranian brothers worked as doctors to reform how Iran tackles HIV, moving the country toward the harm reduction approach. By providing clean needles and methadone, the doctors were able to lower infection rates, even in prisons.

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  • Out of Prison, Into a Vicious Circle of Debt

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 09, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Many offenders get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees but face barriers to financing and job acquisition, sticking them in a punitive, vicious cycle of debt and arrest. A program called the Clapham Set, perhaps paired with conditional cash transfers - may be a solution, as it erases fees for felons who complete rehab and job training upon release.

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  • Paying for Their Crimes, Again

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 06, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Felons get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees, acting as an often insurmountable barrier preventing them from reintegrating into society and staying out of jail. What's worse, these fees often end up costing the state more than they produce. Two columns on a program called the Clapham Set, which erases or reduces debts for felons who take classes and job training.

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  • Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation

    Tina Rosenberg

    January 21, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The prison system is designed to fail - and it does. On the positive side, there are programs all over the country that recognize that helping prisoners remake their lives is both humane and cost-effective.

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