Tag Archives: DARE

Introducing VOTE’s new Deputy Director: a proven leader in criminal justice reform

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Bruce Reilly

[As the primary writer of Unprison, I am honored to share with readers that my best efforts will flow through Voice of the Ex-Offender, an organization at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement- and at the epicenter of … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island: 10th State to “Ban the Box” on Employment Applications

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Bruce Reilly

Your state can be next.  This is one man’s description of how we got the campaign off the ground. I met Linda Evans in 2007, in Oakland, and heard her presentation on an interesting issue that hit close to home: … Continue reading →

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Governor Chaffee Signs Two Laws Supporting Civil and Human Rights in RI

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Bruce Reilly

Governor Lincoln Chaffee recently signed two important prison reform bills: the Healthy Pregnancies Act, (to unshackle pregnant prisoners), and another which would create a task force to develop procedures for recording interrogations in serious cases.   Neither are radical changes to existing … Continue reading →

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Marijuana Reform Efforts Move Forward This Week in NY and RI

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Bruce Reilly

NEW YORK: A new report will be released on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, documenting the astronomical financial costs of the over 50,300 arrests for marijuana possession in New York City in 2010, and the cost of the 350,000 … Continue reading →

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Latest “Ban the Box” Battleground: RI on Tuesday.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Bruce Reilly

At the Rhode Island Statehouse this Tuesday, civil rights and social justice advocates will be making a stand for an anti-discrimination trend that is sweeping the nation:  “Ban the Box.”  This box on job applications, asking if one has been … Continue reading →

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The American Prisoner and the International Human Rights Day Dilemma

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Bruce Reilly

Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) will call attention to International Human Rights Day, by sending cards to hundreds of prisoners at the Adult Correctional Institutions and around the country.  On Thursday, December 2nd, the Behind the Walls Prison … Continue reading →

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