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Ex-Felons Register To Vote Under Florida's New Law
Lesson Plan October 19 2022

Lesson plan: What is felony disenfranchisement?

Discuss ways people convicted of crimes are punished beyond prison as part of our Searching for Justice series of lessons.
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Daily News Lesson December 22 2021

How arrest records become ‘invisible handcuffs’ that keep people unemployed
Learn how arrest records can linger in public and limit future opportunities, even for those not convicted of crimes
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Lesson Plan December 15 2020

The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness
Explore the ways homelessness affects those released from prison, their families and communities.
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Lesson Plan December 14 2020

Obstacles facing those released from prison after felony convictions
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will examine the challenges faced by those individuals formerly convicted of felonies in reintegrating into their communities.
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Daily Video October 01 2020

How this city's top prosecutor uses the arts to support criminal justice reform
A program to support artists who have served prison time is just one example of "progressive prosecution"
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Post May 22 2019

Educator Voice: The hard work of softening resistance to trauma-informed teaching
by Melissa Monzyk, English teacher, Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri I lo…
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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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