We need crime prevention that engages the complex and pervasive causes of crime, which often are rooted in social and economic injustice. We support a system that treats juveniles as children, not as adults, and that is not biased by race, immigration status, or economic class.
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Native American Legislative Update | August 17, 2020
One month in, and Congress is diving into some complexities. Health care is not that easy to fix, it turns out. And budgets don’t balance when you throw in big spending with tax cuts. It’s all part of the reality
check that visits each new Congress as it gets rolling.
From New York to Los Angeles, to Harrisburg, PA, and an increasing number of cities in between, a new approach to ending gun violence, especially in marginalized communities in urban areas, is starting to bear fruit and save lives. It is called violence interrupter programs.
Lawmakers will be home during the congressional recess. The resources on this page provide everything you need to engage your members of Congress on several urgent issues whether through visiting their offices or raising awareness in local media.
The House just passed a Farm Bill that will force at least two million people off of vital nutrition assistance by making harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is a vital resource for many leaving prisons and jails and returning to communities.
In 2021, the bodies of nine Native American children who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School were return
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