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Want to Reduce Prison Recidivism Rates? Stop Taking the Books Away. Limiting books only limits opportunities for success

Obama sends letter to prisoner he freed, who made the dean's list: 'I am so proud of you' President Obama granted clemency to Danielle Metz in 2016. After she made the dean's list in college, she wished she could thank him. Now, she has.

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The Free Black Women’s Library amplifies the voices of female African American writers The Free Black Women’s Library, a mobile pop-up library and community for black women, is creating spaces around Los Angeles.

From behind bars to … the streets? Bay Area residents with records struggle to find housing An estimated one in five Californians — 8 million people — has a criminal record, and many are denied housing because of it.

Why are books banned in prison? S*x, drugs and a critique of systematic oppression Some of the rules prison officials use are understandable. Their ex*****on leaves a great deal to be desired

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How Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison Made Life Bearable for Both of Us When I was a teenager, my father and I shared books. We didn’t share the physical copy, at least not often—my dad was serving a ten-year sentence in California, and I was at school in Bath, England…

Study Finds Treating Inmates' Mental Health Reduces Their Risk of Returning to Jail Wayne State researchers looked at programs in 10 Michigan counties. They found early intervention also reduces jail populations.

Google Fights for Black Men to be in Tech and Out of Prison Google is investing millions of dollars in black men and it’s all being led by Justin Steele!

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Teaching in America’s Prisons Has Taught Me to Believe in Second Chances In 2007, I gave someone a second chance. I was in Danbury (Conn.) Federal Correctional Institution recruiting women for a new program for people returning from prison that I was running in New York City.

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People first: Changing the way we talk about those touched by the criminal justice system Researchers can influence how the field and the public think and talk about the populations affected by the policies and programs they study.