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Government agency
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June 13, 2008
franklin mcpherson square, DC, US
The Commission is a bipartisan panel created by Congress as part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. The Commission is charged with studying federal, state and local government policies and practices related to the prevention, detection, response and monitoring ...
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August 18, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
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January 26, 2012
Atlanta, GA, US
The Open Door Community is a residential community in the Catholic Worker tradition (we're sometimes called a Protestant Catholic Worker House). We seek to dismantle racism, sexism and heterosexism, abolish the death penalty, and proclaim the Beloved Community through l...
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January 26, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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April 10, 2012
Denver, CO, US
The Insitute for People with Criminal Records
" A Consortium of Thinkers Advancing Equal Justice Under Law"
Mission:
The Institute's mission is to engage diverse stakeholders, including collaboration with the business and law enforcement communities, to advance eq...
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April 10, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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March 22, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA, US
The Human Rights Coalition--Fed Up! Chapter is a prisoner rights/prison abolition organization dedicated to defending the rights and lives of prisoners, exposing the realities within the prison-industrial complex, while building a movement for social justice and communi...
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October 1, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
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April 12, 2012
Brooklyn, NY, US
Justice for Families (J4F) is a national alliance working to transform families from victims of the prison epidemic to leaders of a movement for fairness and opportunity for all youth. These families are bringing a long ignored voice to the formal justice system convers...
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April 12, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 23, 2005
Hartford, CT, US
The American Friends Service Committee is a non-profit seeking to address global issues while affecting local change through education, community organizing, and non-violent action. The Connecticut office,located in Hartford, specifically creates awareness about alterna...
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July 1, 2007
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Her Excellency, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia
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March 9, 2012
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Dublin, Ireland
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May 26, 2005
I am an experienced radio (Air America, NPR) and television producer as well as a political organizer in the areas of media and electoral reform.
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November 2, 2010
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Jacksonville, FL, US
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August 26, 2008
Attorney working primarily in the field of Ex-Offender and Reentry issues. My focus has been on advocacy for reform, coalition building, and direct services for both reentry and collateral issues.
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September 9, 2008
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Business
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August 18, 2005
New York, NY, US
SAE & Associates works with local providers and government agencies to develop resources and programs that serve the needs of vulnerable populations across the lifespan, including: the homeless, at-risk youth, substance abusers, the chronically mentally ill, persons liv...
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May 17, 2010
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Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop: http://www.freemindsbookclub.org/ works to introduce youth who have been charged and incarcerated as adults at the DC Jail to the transformative power of books and creative writing. We are currently seeking a dedicated and enthus...
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November 30, 2012
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 2, 2009
Houston, TX, US
A large percentage of inmates come to prison as seasoned entrepreneurs, having run highly successful enterprises such as drug rings and gangs. What if these influential leaders were provided with the training and resources to establish and run legitimate companies? Wi...
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June 3, 2009
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new york, New York, United States
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November 4, 2006
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September 13, 2010
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Los Angeles, CA, US
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November 29, 2010
CURB is Californian United for a Responsible Budget - dedicated to shrinking the number of people in California prisons and diverting funds from the prison system to education, health and human services.
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December 5, 2010
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Brooklyn, NY, US
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March 23, 2003
I've had successful experience with fundraising, program development and directing, curriculum development. I've done work using creative arts, grassroots community organizing, lobbying models. Cultural heritage and preservation have been incorporated in the work I di...
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August 25, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
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April 16, 2002
Cincinnati, OH, US
OJPC is a non-profit law firm representing people who have been marginalized by the criminal justice system and advocating evidence-based criminal justice reform. We work to improve prison conditions and protect inmates' rights so they have a better chance at improving...
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December 8, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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March 13, 2013
Brooklyn, NY, US
The Criminal Justice Initiative (CJI) is a cross-class funding circle made up of community organizers and activist donors. Together, circle members fund grassroots activism in order to transform the criminal justice system in the United States.
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March 14, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 13, 2011
Cambridge, MA, US
Between the Bars is a weblog platform for people in prison, through which the 1% of America which is behind bars can tell their stories. Since prisoners are routinely denied access to the Internet, we enable them to blog by scanning letters. We aim to provide a positive...
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June 13, 2011
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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April 4, 2009
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November 23, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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January 30, 2004
Wilmington, DE, US
SURJ is a statewide grassroots effort dedicated to reforming Delaware's criminal justice system.
The facts show that Delaware's incarceration rate is among the highest in the US (and the US rate towers over that of all other nations). Further, Delaware spends more pe...
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April 19, 2011