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The Abstract
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> By Torie Ludwin, Arnold Ventures
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Public Affairs and Communications Manager Thomas Hanna highlights two state programs that care for those needing help the most.
We all have familiar faces in our lives: the coffee shop barista we see every morning, the cousin who crashes on the couch whenever she is passing through town, the local bus driver or mailperson. The justice system also has familiar faces, small groups of people who frequently come into contact with criminal justice and behavioral health agencies. People like Bill Carruthers, who spent four decades cycling in and out of the justice system and treatment facilities in Georgia before turning his life around and becoming a mentor to others.
Policymakers across the country are beginning to understand how these people experience cycles of crisis that harm themselves, their families, and their communities, and are starting to explore solutions. Last November, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center released a report on how two states, Georgia and New Mexico, are piloting programs that improve data collection and sharing, provide critical services (such as housing and treatment), and improve coordination between agencies, among other strategies.
Find out about this new approach to “familiar faces”> |
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Welcoming a New Cohort of Criminal Justice Researchers
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By Thomas Hanna, public affairs and communications manager
What’s Happening: The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has announced the appointment of six new Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows. The program is supported by Arnold Ventures.
Why it Matters: To develop a more equitable and effective criminal justice system, new research and innovative policies are necessary. Researchers in the early stages of their careers must be supported and empowered.
What’s next: These postdoctoral fellows will pursue policy-relevant causal research on interventions with the potential to increase the equity and efficacy of criminal justice practices, as well as support AV’s criminal justice research and policy work.
Meet the cohort>
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Poll Shows Strong Support for
Solving Violent Crime
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By Thomas Hanna, public affairs and communications manager
What’s Happening: A new poll conducted by UpONE Insights and BSG shows that 91% of voters support increasing the percentage of crimes solved by police and 87% support the newly introduced VICTIM Act, which would provide funding to law enforcement agencies to solve violent crime.
Why It Matters: Solving violent crime is critical to community safety and wellbeing, yet in recent years the clearance rate for violent crime (the percent of reported crimes that are solved) has fallen around the country.
What’s Next: This poll demonstrates that policymakers at all levels of government should prioritize solving violent crime and improving community safety, and that at the federal level, Congress should pass the VICTIM Act.
Read our statement>
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The percentage of profits nursing homes may be hiding, making them seem less profitable than they really are.
The findings from a new report from UCLA and the National Bureau of Economic Research highlight how by artificially decreasing profit margins — or “tunneling” them to related companies — nursing home owners may be shielding their assets from potential legal settlements.
Read the report to learn more about this form of covert profit extraction.
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Criminal Justice
- The Chicago Tribune discusses how some lawmakers in Illinois are considering a bill to provide support to public defenders in the state.
- In Michigan, a recent event sponsored by the Coalition for Due Process brought together a diverse set of voices supporting various criminal justice reforms, including many conservatives, the Macomb Daily reports.
- There is a hidden and unconstitutional epidemic of premature deaths in U.S. prisons caused by poor conditions and lack of adequate medical care, a Guardian investigation has found.
Health Care
Higher Education
- A new report from the American Enterprise Institute argues that limiting federal student loan lending could make room in the market for private lenders, who have financial incentives to direct students to programs with a better return on investment.
Infrastructure
- Political leaders are finally responding to the nation’s housing crisis, writes Victoria Guida in Politico. But they need to move faster.
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- The documentary "For the Record" will air on PBS's Reel South series on May 6 across the country. This episode, supported by Arnold Ventures, explores the collapse of the newspaper industry and its ramifications. The Texas Standard profiled Laurie Brown, publisher of the Canadian Record, which is featured in the documentary. PBS’s News Hour also produced a story about the decline of local papers.
- In celebration of Community College Month, Kelly McManus, vice president of higher education and Clare McCann, director of higher education, will be taking part in a funder forum webinar on the CUNY ASAP|ACE college completion program on April 22, hosted by the SHEEO|ASAP College Completion Coalition Learning Community. Register here.
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Have an evidence-based week,
– Torie
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| Torie Ludwin focuses on engagement with Arnold Ventures' core audiences (that's you). |
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