Rehabilitation

Finding the Path Back on Track

Kamala D. Harris | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement, Rehabilitation, Back on Track, Recidivism, Decreasing-Recidivism, Politics News
Kamala D. Harris

Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. By that measure, our current approach to criminal justice may need a shrink -- and a new way of doing business.

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Prisoner's Dilemma: Should a Chicago Alderman Relish His Opposition to Felony Franks?

Marilia Duffles | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hot Dogs, Chicago, Slavery, Social Ills, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Frederick Douglass, Felony Franks, Jimmy Andrews, Chicago City Council, Barack Obama, Robert Fioretti, Felons, Chicago News
Marilia Duffles

Leave it to a Wall Street Journal story this week about a Chicago alderman's opposition to Jimmy Andrews' Felony Franks -- a hot dog joint that hires ...

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Minorities and Health Care: What's the Real Story?

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Low Birth Rate, “Infant Mortality Rate”, African-Americans, Recidivism, Incarceration, Classicism, President Barack Obama, African-American Women, Melting Pot, Healthcare Reform, HIV/AIDS, African-American Infants, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Senator Ted Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Socialism, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rehabilitation, Town Hall Meetings, Medical Care, Prenatal Care, Minorities, Stomach Cancer, Politics News
Francesca Biller-Safran

While health care is in need of radical reform for millions of Americans, minorities and especially blacks have historically suffered disproportionately from poor or non-existent health care.

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Philippine Prisoners Dance to Michael Jackson's "Dangerous"

Disgrasian | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Dancing Filipino Prisoners, Filipino Thriller, The Philippines, Michael Jackson Dangerous, Dancing Philippine Prisoners, Philippines, Dancing, Michael Jackson Death, Viral Video, Viral Videos, Asians, Prison, Filipinos, Michael Jackson Dies, Dance, Prisons, Rehabilitation, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

The prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center make incarceration look really awesome with another Michael Jackson dance video, this time to "Dangerous."

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US News And World Report's Best Hospitals In America

US News And World Report | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Best u.s. Hospitals, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Endocrine Disorders, Best Hospitals, Geriatric Care, Best American Hospitals, Kidney Disorders, Digestive Disorders, Top American Hospitals, Top Hospitals, Top u.s. Hospitals, Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hospitals, Urology, Throat, Cancer, Diabetes, Ear, Nose, Rehabilitation, Living News

US News and World Report's list of Top American Hospitals. Browse Rankings by Specialty: * Cancer * Diabetes & Endocrine Disorders ...

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How Service In Prison Brings Forgiveness And Healing

Anne Naylor | Posted 07.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Victor Frankl, President Obama, Attitude, Freedom to Choose, United We Serve, Service, Freedom, Valley State Prison for Women, Healing, Correctional System, University of Santa Monica, Rehabilitation, Cannes Film Festival 2009, Living News
Anne Naylor

"Prison isn't a place... It's a state of mind." Freedom To Choose is a 22 minute documentary based on the 7th workshop conducted at Valley State Prison for Women at Cowchilla California in 2007. This film won the award in the Documentary category, Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the American Pavilion at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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Obama's Approach To Fighting Crime Actually Based On Research

Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, Crime, Crack Cocaine, Sentencing Laws, Joe Biden, Criminal Justice, Obama Biden, Civil Rights, John McCain, Racial Disparities, Policy Coverage, Election 2008, Rehabilitation, Drug Laws, Mandatory Minimums, Home News
Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones

The Obama/Biden plan is neither abstract nor ideological--it targets the root causes of racial disparity in the criminal justice system in the United States.

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