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These posts regarding incarceration and re-entry matters are provided for information purposes only. The Church and this Ministry have taken no positions regarding the content of each post. If you have information you are interested in seeing posted, please send an email. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a post, please send an email.
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2023-0703: Central Park 'Exonerated 5' Member Reflects On Freedom And Forgiveness
Dr. Yusef Salaam, an individual who was wrongfully incarcerated for seven years, recently won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0627: The Essentialism of Addiction
We must challenge the dominant narrative that one is born an addict and a criminal—rather than constructed as one by those in power....
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0628: In New York Prisons, Guards Who Brutalize Prisoners Rarely Get Fired
Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable All in the family in...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2017-1011: “Cooking Them to Death”: The Lethal Toll of Hot Prisons
AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES, INMATES WITHOUT AIR-CONDITIONING HAVE NO ESCAPE FROM EXTREME HEAT. IS THIS HAPPENING IN 2023? PROBABLY! ASK!...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
THE MARSHALL PROJECT: WE ARE WITNESSES
The American criminal justice system consists of 2.2 million people behind bars, plus tens of millions of family members, corrections and...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0618: We must invest in young men to build stronger families and safer communities
THE DAILY NEWS Opinion by District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Dushon "Bigga" Almond: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-investi...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
DO YOU KNOW THE CLEAN SLATE ACT?
It is now law in New York State. Check out this link and stay connected: https://www.cleanslateny.org/
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
REMINDER: WHEN IT COMES TO RE-ENTRY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS HERE FOR YOU
The District Attorney's office of Kings County, New York has been addressing re-entry issues since 1997. Initially known as ComALERT,...
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Jun 23, 20231 min read
2023-0623: BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY'S "WELCOME HOME" PROGRAM IS HERE
Brooklyn Public Library is excited to announce the launch of “Welcome Home,” our new program to support formerly incarcerated patrons....
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Jun 23, 20232 min read
2023-0610: NYC CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS ARE OPEN UNTIL 6/27/23
NYC.GOV LINK: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/exam-schedules-open-competitive-exams.page SILIVE.COM LINK: ...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0528: NYC Poised To Cut $17 Million in Community Provided Reentry Programs
The New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced plans to cut $17 million in funding for contracted community-based...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-MMDD: Has anyone interacted with "Communities Not Cages?"
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitiesnotcagesny.org/
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2022-0308: Opinion: Don’t give people returning from prison a “second chance”
Using this kind of language reinforces perceptions and prejudice that drive mass incarceration. The Second Chance movement promotes the...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0329: He invented a push-up machine while in prison for murder. Now he’s at Georgetown
Raashed Hall served nearly 20 years - now he’s getting a second chance through the school’s Pivot program for entrepreneurship GUARDIAN...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0609: Stiff Prices, Unfulfilled Orders: How the Private Contractor Running Rikers Commissary...
...Serves Detainees. Through a no-bid contract, the Department of Correction turned over its commissary to a company persistently...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0608: NYC jails no longer announce inmate deaths. Critics warn this could start a 'problematic
An expert told Yahoo News the decision "could very well impact the way other jurisdictions manage their jails and prisons." YAHOO!NEWS...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0612: Federal Monitor Blasts Department of Correction Commissioner Over Incidents in Jails
The monitor decries explanations that just don’t add up about one detainee severely injured and another one dead. THE CITY LINK: ...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2022-0315: Inside Rikers Island Jail Complex [EXCLUSIVE]
FOX 5 NEW YORK LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaeSexC6UFY&ab_channel=FOX5NewYork
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: Federal judge to reconsider takeover of New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail
AMSTERDAM NEWS LINK: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/06/13/federal-judge-to-reconsider-takeover-of-new-york-citys-notorious-rikers-i...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: Federal Judge Opens Door to Rikers Receivership Proposals
A court battle over whether control of city jails should be transferred to a federal overseer will begin this summer, a U.S. District...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
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