By Sherry Reames and Margaret Irwin On May 22, EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) sponsored the showing of an award-winning 2012 documentary, The Grey Area: Feminism Behind Bars, at the […]
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Reentry 2030
From the Council of State Governments Justice Center Submitted by Katie Mulligan Reentry 2030 is a nationwide initiative whose goal is successful reintegration for every person with a criminal record. […]
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By Pamela Gates and Patti La Cross On May 27, just six weeks after WISDOM’s Madison Action Day at the state Capitol, members of MOSES and WISDOM joined representatives of […]
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Restorative Justice (RJ) and School Wellness
By Shel Gross In my career as a lobbyist, I learned that the road to policy approval can be long and circuitous. I can point to policy “wins” that were […]
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Meet Returning Citizen Leon Irby By Sherry Reames When Leon Irby entered prison in 1972, he was facing the kind of sentence that could, under the right circumstances, […]
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