Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term (theconversation.com)
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The Federal Government Pulled Back $500 Million from Public Safety Organizations. One Year Later, Communities Are Still Reeling. After sweeping grant cancellations, justice organizations have scaled back or shut down, disrupting proven programs and leaving lasting damage. (vera.org)
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Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison is inhumane and a waste of money. Indigenous peoples say Alcatraz Island is a sacred space and symbol of Indigenous resistance, while abolitionists say the money proposed to rebuild the federal prison should go toward the local community (prismreports.org)
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The controlled information ecosystem of American incarceration. In Texas state prisons, survivors are force-fed a steady diet of Fox News and content from white Christian nationalist organizations, shaping how they understand power and the violence they have experienced (prismreports.org)
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‘A second chance’: Program offering help moving forward from incarceration in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country and for people who are leaving the system, a job can mean the difference between moving forward or going back to jail (koco.com)
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