| Every 25 Seconds, Someone is Arrested for Drug Possession in the USThe massive enforcement of laws criminalizing personal drug use and possession in the United States causes devastating harm. Enforcement ruins individual and family lives, discriminates against people of color, and undermines public health. 
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| | Did you know that every 25 seconds someone in the U.S. is arrested for possession of drugs for personal use?Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States is a must-read to understand why this is happening, and the collateral consequences behind this alarming statistic...Also, The College and Community Foundation’s College Achievement in Reentry Technical Assistance Project (CARTAP) is seeking four pilot sites. Find out how you can participate...And, Yom Kippur is over, but one Rabbi believes America's criminal justice system is in desperate need of "teshuvah." Learn how this Jewish concept, central to the Jewish criminal justice system, was established by ancient rabbis and could reduce the recidivism rate of people of any religion. | Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States Every 25 seconds someone in America is arrested for possessing drugs for personal use 10-17-2016 Read More | Moving Beyond Money: A Primer on Bail Reform Harvard's Criminal Justice Policy Program finds bail reform presents a historic challenge - and also an opportunity 10-14-2016 Read More | Prison to College Pipeline Goes National With New Program - Find Out How You Can Participate The College Achievement in Reentry Technical Assistance Project (CARTAP) is seeking four pilot sites 10-13-2016 Read More | On Yom Kippur: Criminal Justice Reform for a New Year Rabbi asserts America's criminal punishment needs "teshuvah" 10-12-2016 Read More | Focusing on the Front End of the Juvenile Justice System to Give Juveniles "First Chance" Some veteran juvenile court prosecutors are at the forefront of reform 10-11-2016 Read More | Think You Know All About the Collateral Consequences of Incarceration? You might be surprised how people who have paid their debt to society are still being penalized after release 10-10-2016 Read More |
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