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Inside the East Oakland Plant Nursery That’s Breaking the Incarceration Cycle

Recidivism, Reentry Services, Rehabilitation / By admin / 12/14/2023

From: Bay Nature Environmental Justice BY Lia Keener “Nobody’s got our kind of re-entry program that mixes soil, reentry, healing, and good pay,” says operations director Lynn Vidal. The nonprofit, founded in 2009, has employed more than 40 people transitioning from prison so far, many at the nursery. So far, the organization has seen a 2 […]

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California’s Reading Dilemma

Education, Recidivism, Rehabilitation, Youth in Prison / By WorldWideWeb / 06/06/2023

By BETTY MÁRQUEZ ROSALES and DANIEL J. WILLIS of EdSource In California’s youth justice system, many high schoolers graduate with grade-school reading skills Nearly a third of all assessments given were for grade levels K-6, though not a single student during those five years was below eighth grade. Many teenagers who’ve spent time in California’s juvenile detention

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PERSEVERE Awarded Walmart Grant to Advance Workforce Equity for At-Risk Youth

Education, Job Training, Justice, Recidivism, Youth in Prison / By WorldWideWeb / 07/01/2022

National Launch Event at SXSW on March 11 Includes Major U.S. Employment Partners Helping to Disrupt the Prison Pipeline Memphis, TN (March 11, 2022) –Persevere, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been awarded a grant from Walmart.org. Funding will help Persevere create and build the National Institute for Unlock Potential (UP) capacity. The national institute will

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Prisoners In Finland Live In Open Prisons Where They Learn Tech Skills | On The Ground

Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Recidivism, Rehabilitation / By WorldWideWeb / 11/25/2021

No Bars, No Chains, No Locks: How Finland Is Reimagining Incarceration by Natalie Moore at the Pullitzer Center

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How Norway Reinvented Prison – VIDEO

Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Recidivism / By WorldWideWeb / 07/06/2018

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Michael Moore Goes Back to Norway – VIDEO

Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Recidivism / By WorldWideWeb / 12/10/2016

Watch as Michael Moore explores the toughest prison in Norway, for the most violent offenders.

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Michael Moore – Prison in Norway – VIDEO

Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Recidivism, Rehabilitation / By WorldWideWeb / 04/15/2016

Michael Moore visits a much more civilized conceptualization of what we think of as a ‘prison’. Given what we know about human behavior and criminology, prisons in the US and many other countries are a scientific and humanitarian embarrassment. Take a tour with Michael Moore into Norway to look at the Norwegian prison system. Find

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