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How Corporations Turned Prison Tablets Into A Predatory Scheme After giving tablets to incarcerated people, prison telecoms giants are charging prisoners and their families exorbitant prices on everything from emails to movies.

State by state, here’s how well schools are doing at supporting kids’ mental health Two years of disrupted schooling and limited social contact have been tough on kids. A new report calls out states that do a good job supporting...

Oprah and Bruce Perry Explain the Meaning of "Post-Traumatic Wisdom" Their new book reflecting on childhood trauma, What Happened to You, hits shelves on April 27.

After decades in solitary confinement, Brian Nelson got out, became an advocate for prisoners Featured in the 2019 podcast ‘Motive,’ he was found dead Monday in his office at the Uptown People’s Law Center, where he worked for a decade and answered thousands of inmates’ letters.

Sharone Mitchell Jr. on Coming “Home” – South Side Weekly Sitting down with the new Cook County public defender

Happy v-day, mitigation peeps.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/02/11/the-hidden-trauma-of-short-stays-in-foster-care

The Hidden Trauma of “Short Stays” in Foster Care Every year, thousands of children are removed from their homes by officials who fear for their safety—only to be returned within days. It “felt like being kidnapped,” one said.

Feb 27th Online Book Talk: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences Are you interested in meaningful proposals to curb mass incarceration?Join us for a thoughtful discussion on The Sentencing Project's new book, "The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences."

My Life in the Supermax Finger handshakes, the toilet phone, and the “shoe bomber.”