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April 07, 2017 Times LedgerLegislation named for Kalief Browder aims to help former [incarcerated individuals] with mental health problems
Clutching a picture of Kalief Browder on the steps of city hall Monday, U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) announced his new legislation named in his honor, which seeks to improve mental health services for the formerly incarcerated.
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April 26, 2017 The Wall Street Journal
NYC jails grapple with housing for dangerous [incarcerated individuals]
New York City jails have drastically reduced the number of [incarcerated individuals] in solitary confinement. But problems remain with the way some of the most dangerous [justice-involved individuals] are housed, according to a report released by the jails’ watchdog agency.
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April 22, 2017 Associated Press
Jail to job: NYC to give jobs to released [justice-involved individuals]
After being [incarcerated] twice at the notorious New York City jail for stealing a credit card and violating parole, Diaz entered a private jobs program. Once he's back on his feet with a paycheck, Diaz says, "I know I'm not ever going back there — ever."
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April 12, 2017 The Fader
Why Kalief Browder’s brother says it’s time to end the prison system
Akeem Browder on the fight to close Rikers Island and why “prison reform” is not the answer to mass incarceration.
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April 06, 2017 Mass Appeal
My brother’s keeper: Akeem Browder on Kalief’s legacy and shutting down Rikers
Ahead of the airing of the final episode of Time: The Kalief Browder Story on Spike TV, Kalief's elder brother, Akeem Browder spoke with MASS APPEAL about the line of demarcation for his family: all that came before Kalief’s being wrongly accused of stealing a backpack in May of 2010, and all that came after.
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April 05, 2017 Manhattan Times
Relief after re-entry
A new federal bill named for Kalief Browder, who committed suicide after incarceration on Rikers Island, is designed to improve mental health services for those re-entering society after serving jail time.
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