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Domestic violence survivor still fighting for police accountability in one of first tests of new Cleveland citizen police review
This story sheds light on how the stigma around mental illness can be a barrier to domestic violence survivors in the criminal justice system. At
A Prison Used Solitary Confinement to Force a Trans Man to Undergo a Genital Exam, Lawsuit Alleges
Content Note: Article contains detailed descriptions. It’s demeaning enough that (pseudonymn) John Smith was subject to invasive exams that violate the federal Prison Rape Elimination
Boarding House for Homeless Site of Abuse and Neglect of People with Disabilities
From SBS News Australia: A woman with disability was drugged, raped, hit by staff and deprived of food while living in a Sydney boarding house,
“Locking up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer”
Sam McCann, Senior Writer at Vera.org, uses two of the largest prison mental health providers in the country, LA and NYC, to illustrate how criminal
Man on Walker Fatally Struck by Enraged Hit-and-Run Driver
Disturbing footage has been posted online showing an innocent disabled man being fatally hit by an unhinged hit-and-run driver who mounted a sidewalk in Far
People say they languish in TX prisons’ “mental health” unit
“They were destroying me,” said one person placed in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s “Program for the Aggressive Mentally Ill Offender.” According to reporting
Insensitive Lyrics Are Only Part of the Problem for This Black, Disabled Activist
On this episode of The Takeaway from WNYC Studios, guest host Melissa Harris-Perry interviews Leroy Moore Jr., co-founder of Krip-Hop Nation, about the problematic nature
Author Spotlight: Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Soon to be released: The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs “In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions:
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The numbers are striking: This alternative to police is proven to reduce violence. via @MotherJones
The numbers are striking: This alternative to police is proven to reduce violence.
Why don't more people trust it?
www.motherjones.com
Indigenous Australians with disability are missing key supports in criminal justice system. | Disability Support Guide via @TalkDisability_
Criminal justice system not accommodating for people with disability | Disability Support Guide
The criminal justice system is not accommodating for people with disability with several experts and people with...
www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au
San Francisco: The numbers are striking - This alternative to police is proven to reduce violence. via @MotherJones
The numbers are striking: This alternative to police is proven to reduce violence.
Why don't more people trust it?
www.motherjones.com
But do we need a database of disabled people? - This police chief's reforms could be a model for other communities
This police chief's reforms could be a model for other communities
Police encounters with people dealing with mental health issues can go very wrong, very quickly. Often, the presence...
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Morgan County could be getting its own mental health crisis response unit via @R_T_news
Morgan County could be getting its own mental health crisis response unit
A group of local community organizers is leading efforts to mobilize a crisis response unit to manage mental health crises in Morgan County.
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