Realignment

Lead Juvenile Justice Expert Says State Facilities Should Stay Open

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.29.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo  For more than thirty years, it's been Barry Krisberg's priority to fight for reforms in California's state juvenile correction...

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Is California Juvenile Correction So Bad? Bill Sessa Says, No.

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: California, Realignment, Djj, State, Juvenile Justice, Cya, Youth Justice, Juvenile Detention, Bill Sessa, Division of Juvenile Justice, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo In 2005, California's juvenile prison system got a face lift. The name changed from CYA, short for California Youth Authority, to t...

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The Changing Face of California's Juvenile Justice System

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: David Muhammad, Sumayyah Waheed, Ella Baker Center, Books Not Bars, Realignment, Jerry Brown, Juvenile Justice, California, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo In the coming months the state of California will see much of its juvenile state prison responsibilities handed down to counties. I...

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Hillary Wins Big in 2012

Brent Budowsky | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Dorothy Rodhham, Barack Obama, 2012 Election, Realignment, Mitt Romney, Womens Equality, Democratic Values, Democrats, Woman Power, Hillary Clinton, Rick Perry, Republicans, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

In the eyes of voters, Hillary Clinton is the North Star of an America where Democrats act like Democrats and where every woman deserves equal pay, every worker deserves a job and nobody should be left behind.

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Giving Women a Second Chance

Arcelia Hurtado | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Working Women, Women's Empowerment, Reentry, Women's Rights, Women, Women's Issues, Realignment, Criminal Justice Reform, Jennifer Johnson, Equal Rights Advocates, San Francisco, The Road Forward, Women News
Arcelia Hurtado

When I met M she had schizophrenia, a drug addiction, breast cancer, and had been hospitalized twice as a victim of domestic violence. There is no way M could have overcome this without help.

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California Is Not Prepared for Realignment

Kim Carter | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Reentry Programs, California Prison Overcrowding, Prison Reentry, Realignment, Prison Overcrowding, California Prison Realignment, Los Angeles News
Kim Carter

California will have to start diverting low-level felony offenders and parole violators to county jails. The question is, "How will these counties manage this huge influx of returning prisoners?"

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Ron Paul, Conservative Champion of Liberalism

Robin Koerner | Posted 07.16.2011

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Robin Koerner

Some of the greatest champions of liberal politics have been conservatives. In 1940, Churchill, a conservative, led Britain alone against the Nazis an...

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Selig's Latest Vision for Destroying Baseball Tradition

Eric Trager | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Sports Illustrated, Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball, Realignment, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Tom Verducci, Boston Red Sox, Sports News
Eric Trager

According to Sports Illustrated, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing a plan to realign baseball's divisions -- sort of.

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The Politics of Realignment

Jerome Karabel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerome Karabel

Barack Obama's victory could well be the third realigning election in the past century -- one that will be seen by historians as the beginning of an emerging Democratic majority.

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