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A Poet Rewrites the War on Drugs
by Madhu Suri Prakashposted Aug 03, 2011 - After the death of his son, poet Javier Sicilia gave voice to the anguish of the Mexican people—and started a powerful movement of moral indignation against the senseless slaughter of the war on drugs.
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Righting Wrongs the Maori Way
by Allan MacRae, Howard Zehrposted Jul 08, 2011 - Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
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Rehabilitation, Not Punishment: A Better Solution to Crime
posted Jun 29, 2011 - Video: Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and executive editor of YES! Magazine, discusses the innovative approach to crime used in Hawaii’s only women’s prison.
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Recipes for Recovery
by James Tracyposted Jun 24, 2011 - Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
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Farming Careers for Young Veterans
by Robert Mellingerposted Jun 15, 2011 - Soldiers returning to a bleak job market grow a new set of skills.
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Preventing Sexual Assault
by Selena Shenposted Jun 15, 2011 - Freedom from harassment is part of students' right to an equal education.
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Can Prison Be a Healing Place?
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jun 14, 2011 - Why the warden of Hawaii's only women's prison creates a sanctuary for its residents.
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Why Punish Pain?
by Gabor Matéposted Jun 10, 2011 - A hit of compassion could keep drugs from becoming a crime problem.
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Horses as Healers
by Lorna Shepardsonposted Jun 09, 2011 - What do you do with a teenager who’s angry, depressed, disconnected, or all of the above? Lorna Shepardson knows a magical gift horses possess that can help bring young people from the depths of darkness to a glimmer of self-confidence. This is Lorna’s story.
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The Night I Forgave My Daughter’s Killer
by Marietta Jaeger-Lane, as told to Lynsi Burtonposted May 27, 2011 - How a grieving mother put compassion before vengeance, and found closure along the way.
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A 9/11 Friendship of Forgiveness
posted May 26, 2011 - Phyllis Rodriguez' son was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Aicha el-Wafi's son was convicted of conspiring to plan the attack that killed him. In 2002, the two mothers met and became friends.
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Truth and Reconciliation in New York
by David Kaczynskiposted May 13, 2011 - Ex-offenders and families of victims ask, how can we resolve the tension between our need to protect society, and our desire to believe in human redemption?
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The Locked Gate: Standing Up for My Brother, Troy Davis, on Death Row
by Martina Davis-Correia, as told to Jen Marloweposted May 10, 2011 - My brother and I don't always agree, but I defend his innocence, and I'll never walk out on him again.
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Voices of Compassion
posted May 01, 2011 - Personal stories of life beyond bars.
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From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Rethinking Atomic Energy
by Jonathan Schellposted Mar 16, 2011 - The combined devastation of Japan's earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear plant explosion begs the question: Doesn't Mother Nature provide enough forces of destruction without humans adding one of our own?
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