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Daily News Lesson October 11 2023

Searching for Justice lesson series — How incarceration impacts families

Incarceration separates families, but what comes after is also a challenge.

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Lesson Plan August 24 2023

Lesson plan: Why is health care out of reach for people released from prison?

Learn about the healthcare challenges people face after their release from incarceration

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Daily News Lesson August 10 2023

People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning

Learn about the difficulties prisoners face in hot prison cells

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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years

Understand how Lamar Johnson's conviction was overturned due to "actual innocence."

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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Understanding the high cost of staying in touch for the incarcerated

Families of incarcerated people in the U.S. spend as much as $500 a month to keep in touch with loved ones

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Daily News Lesson February 21 2023

Lesson plan: Advocates push to end automatic charging of juveniles as adults in serious crimes

Part of PBS NewsHour's Searching for Justice series

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Daily News Lesson October 27 2022

How one group is breaking the cycle of youth returning to prison

Searching for Justice series contains lessons to teach your students what happens AFTER people leave prison

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Lesson Plan April 08 2022

Lesson plan: The barriers to reentering society after prison

Discuss the barriers to reentry that returning citizens face after time in jail or prison

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Daily News Lesson December 21 2021

Why dozens of men spent most of their lives in prison after Louisiana reneged on plea deal

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Daily Video December 26 2018

Newark Youth Court brings introspection, not incarceration

In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will learn about efforts underway to fix problems with the nation's criminal justice system, including taking a closer look at what to do about teenagers who commit minor crimes.

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