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The Square One Project @square1justice

The Square One Project is a multi-year endeavor of @CUJusticeLab to #ReimagineJustice policy in this country.

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Amazing 5K race at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud, OK to raise awareness around domestic domestic violence. 88% of women in OK's correctional system experienced abuse and trauma. youtu.be/LrC3XmSyLtY?feature…

1st ever MBCC domestic violence awareness 5K

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No one was ever held accountable for the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the most horrific acts of racial violence in U.S. history. Now, DOJ's @CivilRights will review and issue a report, a landmark action and victory for @Crutcherfdn @TiffanyCrutcher nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/tu…

Justice Department to Analyze the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (Gift Article)

Federal civil rights investigators will review the events surrounding the race massacre for a public report under the department’s Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act.

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A terrific panel, including Square One's own Nneka Jones-Tapia. Re-tweet and spread the word!
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Join Vital City along with @ColumbiaLaw @CUNYISLG @JusticeAndOpp @NYUWagner on Tuesday, September 24 from 12 - 1 p.m. for the virtual panel It’s Not Impossible: How NYC Can Transform Jail Conditions vitalcitynyc.org/events/its-…
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Check out @carrollbogert's outstanding op-ed in the @washingtonpost: "Don't Call Trump a Felon." She nails it -- "Felon" is dehumanizing and shouldn't be draped on anyone. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | Don’t call Trump a ‘felon’

The word fell out of favor in media for good reason.

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The Square One Project inspired us to conceive of a future that elevates the principles of fairness, equity, truth-telling, parsimony and human dignity as central to safety and justice. @Square1Justice #SafeCommunities ojp.gov/news/speech/remarks-…
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Our panel is set ✅ See you tomorrow for a special discussion on creating community led safety. The event will be held at the D.C. offices of Raben, from 3:00-4:30 PM, followed by a reception. #ReimagineJustice
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The Biden Administration is considering a change in the classification of marijuana, as the DEA is repositioning their stance on the risk for abuse of the drug and use in medical scenarios. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…

With marijuana reclassification on the table, here's a breakdown on Schedule 3 drugs

Biden support reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a Schedule 3 drug. What does reclassifying a drug mean?

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Virginie Ladisch, discusses the need for collective responsibility for having created a system that has perpetuated harm. How can we begin to take responsibility, collectively, for the system we have created, and move towards a more equitable system?
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Join us in D.C. on May 29th for a conversation on community-led safety — featuring remarks by Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon. 📍 Raben DC
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Tim Head, executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, invites folks to examine the role they may have played in creating the society we each live in. How can we evaluate the role we have played in creating an inequitable society?
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"We fundamentally haven't figured out how to have the behavioral health system and the criminal justice system really talk to each other" – OR Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber on ABC News about state’s new decriminalization law needing more time. abcnews.go.com/US/oregons-dr…

Oregon's drug decriminalization law rolled back as homelessness, overdoses on the rise

Leaders in Oregon, nonprofits and others are struggling to deal with a rise in drug use following the state decriminalizing hard drug use.

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Marcia Rincon-Gallardo, chief of systems and equity at the California Office of Youth and Community Restoration, explores the gaps in narratives of Indigenous groups. How can we bridge the gap to ensure historically marginalized groups are adequately represented and supported?
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USA Today reports on the ways that our drug laws lead to the unnecessary deaths of people battling addiction. We must have more compassionate treatment towards drug users and end the overcriminalization of drug use. usatoday.com/story/news/heal…

These mothers lost children to opioid overdoses. They offer new approach to drug crisis.

Families seek new solutions as the U.S. experienced more than 100,000 overdose deaths for a second consecutive year.

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Heather Bruegl, independent Indigenous consultant, historian, explores the necessity of reckoning and how it will help Indigenous people be freed from the prejudice they’ve faced.
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Francisco Gallardo, senior manager of Healing Generations Institute (HGI) State Initiatives, expounds on his experiences as a first generation American to better understand what reckoning means. How can the justice system begin to serve folks that have been hurt by it?
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Save the date! Join us in D.C. on May 29th for an interactive discussion on creating community-led safety. "Creating Community-Led Safety: What Does It Take?" will bring together community organizers, researchers, and others as we all work together to #ReimagineJustice.
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DEA's decision to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous is a landmark decision and could be an important step toward helping people in the justice system harmed by failed and punitive drug laws. apnews.com/article/marijuana…
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Join us on April 10th at 5:30p ET for the official launch event of the Racial Justice and Abolition Democracy curriculum. RJAD is the first-of-its-kind curriculum designed by and for those committed to exploring an end to mass incarceration. Register below tinyurl.com/RJADLaunch
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We have been in Oklahoma all week speaking with criminal justice leaders and community members about how we can #ReimagineJustice in the state. Tune in for the final day of our Roundtable and be a part of the discussion youtube.com/watch?v=bczcCP9X…

Oklahoma Roundtable: Day 2

Join Oklahomans for the second Roundtable convening to reimagine th...

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JOIN US Thursday 11/30 and Friday 12/1 for a roundtable discussion w/ Oklahoma leaders about what the future of community safety could look like. RSVP today: tinyurl.com/OKRoundtableDays…
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