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Keep Kids Out of Handcuffs

Jean Trounstine

May 15, 2015 |

Truthout |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

From state to state, officials are grappling with how to improve how children experience the criminal justice system. The process is highly variable – each state varies on the age that children can go to court, and a child’s race also plays a large role in how they’re treated by everyone from law enforcement to judges. States like Massachusetts are trying to pass laws that take a more holistic, transparent approach to juvenile justice, and organizations like their Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative are helping parents recognize their power in the system.

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DACA Doctors

Ali Budner

May 15, 2015 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

Going to medical school might be impossibly hard for undocumented students. That's why a group of DREAMers created Pre-Health Dreamers. The organization connects undocumented youth who want to go to med school, to each other, making med school a more feasible option.

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Can mobile homes save home ownership?

Lane Anderson

April 27, 2015 |

Deseret News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Thirty-five percent of Americans will never own their home and risk a rent increase or eviction. Owned Communities USA enables working-class families to become home owners through manufactured homes, loans, and legal aid.

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

Jacob Baynham

April 12, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

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

Tina Rosenberg

March 27, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

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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How Former Prisoners are Set up to Fail, Especially if They're Women

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

February 25, 2015 |

Cosmopolitan |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.

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Undocumented students at UC Davis find a safe haven

Emily Wilson

October 31, 2014 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

Undocumented students face unique legal hurdles and obstacles, as well as feelings of fear and shame. To help, the University of California Davis opened up a resource center that is just for undocumented students. They not only have a space for themselves, but also have professional and academic support. “I feel like there is a place for me here.” The director of the center is already getting inquiries from other universities that want to replicate the model.

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Is the co-op the future of housing affordability?

Susanne Schindler

October 01, 2014 |

Places Journal |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

There is an escalating housing affordability crisis in America, where even the middle and creative classes are having difficulty finding somewhere they can afford to live. A possible solution could be cooperative housing as explained through several examples around the world where this method has been used.

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Freedom University

Elly Yu

August 01, 2014 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

About half the states in the US don’t allow undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. In Georgia, a state law banned undocumented students from enrolling in the top five universities in the state. In response, three University of Georgia professors created “Freedom University.” “Here, we’re working together because we’re struggling together.” Students don’t get course credit, but they get SAT prep, and recommendation letters. Many have gone on to attend university out of the state.

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When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

Tina Rosenberg

July 17, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

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