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Defining a Situation – Coping with Covid 19
An example of Decision-Making, Getting a Vaccine
Adapted from - Refusing a COVID vaccine is immoral [Editorial-USA Today (11Dec2020)] Robert Prentice [director of the Ethics Unwrapped program in the Center for Leadership & Ethics at The University of Texas at Austin] Is it unethical to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine?...
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Correction Justice News and Links
Actor John Leguizamo performs his Broadway show at Riker’s Island prison
Award-winning actor John Leguizamo performs his Broadway show 'Ghetto Klown' at Riker's Island prison for justice-involved young men. In a soulful exchange he inspires them to share their personal experiences about life, incarceration, and hope. To view this...
Pennsylvania Rate of Incarceration
A report by the Prison Policy Initiative details the numbers of incarcerated people and the rate of incarcerations in states across the country. Pennsylvania has 96,000 people behind bars. That is a rate of 725 per 100,000 people (including prisons, jails,...
Covid death rate is ‘triple’ among incarcerated people
The researchers also found that after adjusting for age and sex differences between the two groups, the coronavirus death rate is three time higher for prisoners compared to the general US population. The study confirms long reported concerns that incarcerated people...
It looks like any other graduation
It looks like any other graduation, except these graduates earned their degrees in prison. This took place at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in the town of Pacific, where all 10 of the graduates are incarcerated. The graduates received Associate of Arts...
A Perspective to Understand Thresholds Clients
PBS News Hour presents author and journalist Sarah Smarsh speaking on why we should resist ‘labeling’ people different than ourselves.
Storytelling helps children of incarcerated parents
How Storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids When a parent is sent to prison, the unintended victims of their crimes are their own children -- without stability and support, kids are at higher risk for mental health and development issues. In...
Programs for Children of Incarcerated Parents
Website with resources for US Families
Prisoner Reentry 2018 in NJ
Former NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey and NJ Institute for Social Justice Pres. Ryan Haygood: Fighting recidivism by breaking down the barriers to successful prisoner re-entry. Click to view
Community Court: A Kinder, Gentler Way?
Newark Municipal Court Judge Victoria Pratt: her unusual approach to handling low level, non-violent crime by using support, scolding and social services to salvage, rather than punish. Click to view.
The Bail Project – Ending the Injustice of Bail
Hear about what is being done for people who can't afford bail but do not want to plead guilty just so they don't have to sit in jail. Click to view.