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    Category: justice

    Cynthia Chandler and Reparations Bill for Women Illegally Sterilized in the State of California

    We are honored to be hosting Cynthia Chandler this Friday on our Transformative Justice Series, Healing Harm.You can still RSVP here: https://community.prisonyoga.org/event/healing-harm-the-intersection-of-women-x-healthcare-x-incarceration-with-lawyer-and-human-rights-activist-cynthia-chandler/ The documentary Belly…

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    Blaire Embrey September 29, 2021
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    Eliminating Crack / Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

    In July, the House Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly passed, 36 to 5, the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, which would finally eliminate…

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    Blaire Embrey August 5, 2021
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    The Healing Journey: from Incarceration to Healing Artist with Alex Anderson

    Join us to hear the personal story of Alexander Anderson: his time spent incarcerated, his journey to becoming a Social Worker, to finding the profound…

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    Blaire Embrey July 21, 2021
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    A New Lease on Life – People Convicted of Violent Crimes Are Rarely Rearrested for New Violent Crimes

    Analysis from a new report by the Sentencing Project, released June 30, 2021, show most state-level studies show that people who are released from life…

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    Nicole July 2, 2021
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    Conscious Discipline

    If you were able to see our most recent youth webinar series featuring our Assistant Director, Nicole Hellthaler, you would have heard the words Conscious…

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    Blaire Embrey June 10, 2021
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    Youth Justice News

    The Sentencing Project recently released an update on their fight for youth justice. They are devoting increased time and energy to address racial disparities and…

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    Nicole May 4, 2021
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    Opinion: I was sentenced to 30 years to life at 16. I shouldn’t have been sent into the adult system.

    The article below was recently shared with me by Carol Sullivan, a fellow yoga facilitator in Denver and leader of Yoga And Then Some. Author…

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    Nicole May 3, 2021
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    Healing After Chauvin Murder Conviction: Is It Possible?

    Racial trauma therapist Resmaa Menakem was featured on NPR’s Here and Now. He discusses the impact of the murder of George Floyd on communities of…

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    Nicole April 23, 2021
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    How to Dismantle Mass Incarceration

    UnCommon Law and ChangeLawyers partnered to deliver a series of webinars on mass incarceration, with an intentional focus on BIPOC Communities. You can view the…

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    Nicole April 22, 2021
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    Book Review – Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement

    Review of Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement co-edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshi Piepzna-Samarasinh by Lesley Becker We’re reblogging…

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    Lesley April 6, 2021
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