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Nowhere To Go But Jail? OverCriminalized: Homelessness • BRAVE NEW FILMS: JUSTICE
It is time to stop treating the homeless like criminals. Police have alternatives to incarceration that actually help people -and save money for taxpayers.

Adjusting to Life After Prison
Life on the outside can be tough for ex-inmates, as they struggle to find jobs, housing, and readjust to everyday experiences. Some states are considering freeing prisoners ahead of schedule to save billions of budget dollars. But if more prisoners leave jail sooner, what will be the impact on re-entry and rehabilitation resources?FaraiChideya talks with Melissa Bradley — president of the Re-entry Strategies Institute — and Jason Sole, a re-entry services associate at AMICUS, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that helps inmates and ex-offenders.

Criminal Justice Realignment
For years prisons in California have been overcrowded, creating an unsafe and unhealthy environment. In fact, the overcrowded conditions led to a ruling by the United States Supreme Court which required California to reduce its prison population, resulting in something referred to as "Realignment." So what's been the impact for the Marin County Probation Department?

California Re-Entry Program

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Adjusting to Life Beyond Bars
New guidelines will go into effect that will retroactively reduce the sentences for crack cocaine offenders. Approximately 1,500 current inmates will be eligible to apply for immediate release. Former inmates discuss the challenges of readjusting to society after serving long sentences.

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