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  • Former D.C. inmates use virtual meetings for support, encouragement as they adjust to life outside prison

    Keith L. Alexander

    July 09, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Freed from prison after serving at least 15 years, often much longer, for crimes committed when they were teens, a group of men holds twice-monthly Zoom meetings to lend structure and peer support to their lives during a time when COVID-19 restrictions foreclose other face-to-face meetings. Under Washington, D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act, 42 men have been released. At least 22 of them meet regularly to share leads on possible jobs, discuss their frustrations, and encourage each other to stay focused on the positive.

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  • Covid-19 has forced local families, funeral directors to rethink final goodbyes

    Keith L. Alexander Michelle Boorstein

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarksburg, Maryland

    As the coronavirus death toll increases, churches and funeral homes are trying to quickly adapt to ways to create space for grieving while also abiding by mandated limits on the size of group gatherings. Some have implemented aggressive sanitation and social distancing routines while others are utilizing technology and broadcasting the service over online ­conference-meeting applications.

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  • As a teen he killed a man. A new law has given him a second chance.

    Keith L. Alexander

    September 06, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act was passed is a D.C. law that allows people who commited a crime before the age of 18 to have their sentences reduced if they’ve served at least 20 years in prison. The law was built on the idea that youth, whose brains haven’t even fully developed yet, should not receive adult sentences. ““This isn’t about giving people a slap on the wrist,” he said. “It’s about giving people consequences that are age-appropriate.”

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