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Jails and PrisonsOctober 23, 2014
This City Came Up With a Simple Solution to Homelessness: Housing
Salt Lake City’s Housing First initiative has reduced chronic homelessness by 72 percent. Now other cities are giving it a try.
Kara Dansky
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Drug War and Drug PolicyOctober 16, 2014
Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse
By facilitating access to treatment and services, Seattle’s drug-enforcement program actually helps those suffering from substance abuse, while revolutionizing criminal justice.
Kara Dansky
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Jails and PrisonsOctober 9, 2014
A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell
Nearly $9 billion per year is spent locking up people struggling with mental illness.
Kara Dansky