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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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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: SOLAR POWER INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE NOW
https://www.psef.network/jobs/detail/internship-communities-of-color-building-solar-capacity-cbsc-18 Internship: 6 months Part Time: 10...
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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
2023-0622: The Supreme Court’s latest opinion means innocent people must remain in prison
Clarence Thomas’s majority opinion ensures that innocent people will spend years behind bars. The U.S. Supreme Court closes the door...
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Jun 23, 20231 min read
2023-0223: The Books Banned inYour State’s Prisons
MARSHALL PROJECT LINK: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/12/21/prison-banned-books-list-find-your-state?utm_campaign=opening-state...
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Jun 20, 20231 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
2023-0316: Family of Florida man who died while being violently restrained to sue jail staff
Suit alleges that Broward county sheriff’s office used excessive force as Kevin Desir suffered mental health emergency in 2021 GUARDIAN...
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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
2023-0315: Florida man serving 400-year sentence freed after being exonerated for robbery
Sidney Holmes, who served 30 years, released after new inquiry found eyewitness identification was likely ‘misidentification’ GUARDIAN...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0525: Ex-guard charged with 95 counts of sexual abuse in California women’s prison
Gregory Rodriguez accused of abusing 13 people over a decade, as advocate say case highlights systemic sexual violence in prisons...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0526: Incarcerated people use TikTok videos to expose Alabama’s prison conditions
Understaffing, overcrowding and a lack of healthcare fueled a crisis in a state with the world’s highest incarceration rate GUARDIAN LINK:...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0501: The last days of death row in California: ‘Your soul is tested here’
After decades locked alone in small cages in San Quentin, men sentenced to die brace for sweeping change GUARDIAN LINK: ...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0428: UN group to tour Los Angeles jails accused of ‘squalid, inhumane’ conditions
Advocates say it will cast welcome attention on a system mired in scandals of prisoner mistreatment and racial injustice GUARDIAN LINK: ...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0314: Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023
PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE LINK: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2023.html Can it really be true that most people in jail are...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0125: Mass Incarceration Trends
THE SENTENCING PROJECT LINK: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/mass-incarceration-trends/ Report highlights the growth in state...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0601: 11 slang terms you'll only hear in prison, according to correctional officers
INSIDER LINK: https://www.businessinsider.com/correctional-officer-slang-terms-2023-5 Insider spoke to former correctional officers...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0606: Member of the Board of Correction discusses city jails (video)
SPECTRUM NY 1 LINK: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2023/06/06/member-of-the-board-of-correction-discusses-city-ja...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
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