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    Category: Race

    Reading through the lines: The correlation between literacy and incarceration

    This article shines light on the school to prison pipeline and one of the factors adding to the struggles of youth; illiteracy. Read the whole…

    Blaire Embrey March 21, 2022
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    Acknowledgment: the First Step in Healing

    I wish you well as 2021 begins to give way to a new year. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be…

    Blaire Embrey November 29, 2021
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    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…

    Blaire Embrey September 29, 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…

    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…

    Nicole July 2, 2021
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    State Juvenile Justice Task Force Finds Too Many First Time Offenders Put In System For Low-Level Crimes

    Although a local or state view of Pennsylvania, this 22 minute segment speaks to issues that are happening in all states. You can listen to…

    Blaire Embrey June 30, 2021
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    Raising the Age Without Expanding Secure Confinement in the Youth Justice System

    Over the past decade, great strides have been taken to reduce the number of youth incarcerated and to address the racial disparity in the youth…

    Nicole June 28, 2021
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    The Landscape of Youth Incarceration

    This summer, PYP will turn our attention to a series of webinars focused on youth yoga programming, as we anticipate a return inside soon to…

    Nicole June 7, 2021
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    Quintin Jones Is Not Innocent. But He Doesn’t Deserve to Die.

    Quintin Jones was sentenced to death for the murder of his Great Aunt in 1999, committed when he was under the influence of drugs. His…

    Nicole May 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…

    Nicole May 4, 2021
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