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Stephen Acree, Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance

lschwarze wrote 3 months ago: In March we talked to Stephen Acree, Executive Director and President of Regional Housing and Commun … more →

Tags: News and Other Resources, Mortgage Crisis in St. Louis, financial_crisis, Video, KETC, St. Louis, development, RHCDA, Lauren Schwarze

Community Voices: Beyond Housing

lschwarze wrote 3 months ago: As we continue our Community Voices series, we gave one of our partners, Beyond Housing, a Flip vide … more →

Tags: financial_crisis, Mortgage Crisis in St. Louis, News and Other Resources, your story, foreclosure, Beyond Housing, Chris Krehmeyer, Video, KETC

A newfound responsibility

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Rita, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM It was bad enough that I am locked up in j … more →

Tags: juvenile hall, Motherhood, Teen Pregnancy

Missing my mother's chicken noodle soup

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Fred, San Francisco Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I really miss and need my mom and her chick … more →

'Alone'

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Robert, Alameda County Juvenile Hall Since I’ve been in jail I feel alone more than ever I never … more →

Tags: Poetry, juvenile hall, loneliness

Comprehensive violence prevention can work

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Linda Jucovy and Wendy S. McClanahan The Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP) — a collabor … more →

Tags: features, youth violence prevention

Avoiding prison

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Nick, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM Although I am back in juvenile hall, I am … more →

Tags: drugs, juvenile hall, robberies

Looking out my cell window

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Daniel, San Francisco Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM When I look out the window I picture myse … more →

Life's worth living

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Matthew, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I used to wake up every day with no rea … more →

Tags: drugs, juvenile hall

Ready to start new

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Genevieve, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I grew up with my mom and older broth … more →

Tags: drugs, juvenile hall, probation

Looking for mama

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Cassandra, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM My mom abandoned me when I was 6 year … more →

Tags: drugs, Parenting, Juvenile Justice, Mothers

Retribution vs. rehabilitation

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Chris Bowes In the scientific and technological fields, America has accomplished the unbelievable … more →

Tags: Incarceration rates

Changing my life

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Kathleen, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I have been locked up for just eight d … more →

Tags: drugs, juvenile hall, Parenting, Prison, change

Taking advantage of a second chance

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Herbert Schweigert The Beat Within/NAM I lived in one of Detroit’s poorest areas with boarded up … more →

Tags: Forgiveness, reform, numbers house

Violence is preventable

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Steven Fynes “America stands out like a sore thumb, when compared to other industrialized countri … more →

Tags: features, Public Health, girl violence, violence epidemic waves

Too much pain, getting out of the game

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Bakgwai, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM They pulled the trigger. And there went … more →

Tags: Poetry, juvenile hall, gangs

Living this ghetto life

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Antonio, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM My cousin told me the bad news Shaniqua … more →

Tags: Poetry, gun violence, Ghetto

Tranforming my life

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Joann, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I am back in juvenile hall for the sixth … more →

Real life better than street life

globecrimeseries wrote 10 months ago: By Erica, Alameda County Juvenile Hall The Beat Within/NAM I have lived the street life and it is th … more →

Tags: drugs, juvenile hall, Prostitution


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