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Inmates make phone calls from their cell at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana
Daily News Lesson May 04 2023

Understanding high cost of staying in touch for incarcerated
Learn why costs of basic services for incarcerated people makes it harder to return to life outside jails and prisons
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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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Daily Video June 29 2015

Rikers Island announces reforms following death of former inmate
The reforms were spurred in part by the death of Kalief Browder, a former Rikers inmate who was accused of stealing a backpack at age 16.

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