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March 20, 2017
Where young black lives meet blue
Stoneleigh Fellow Rhonda McKitten is featured in The Philadelphia Citizen for her work to improve police-youth relations in the city. Pennsylvania Disproportionate Minority Contact (PADMC), which was…
March 16, 2017
Nicole Pittman invited to testify before Congress on child exploitation
On Thursday, March 16, Stoneleigh Fellow Nicole Pittman was invited by the House Judiciary Committee to share her expertise on the unintended consequences of federal…
March 1, 2017
We need an intersectional approach to juvenile justice reform
DMC (disproportionate minority contact) is no longer simply about the over-representation of black and brown youth in the juvenile justice system. In recent years, it…
February 24, 2017
Changing the narrative on school discipline
Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel and the Diversion Program are featured by NBC 10. Philadelphia Police and educators come together to change the narrative on school…
February 16, 2017
How to curb violence, and mass incarceration, by focusing on crime victims
Stoneleigh Fellow Danielle Sered and Common Justice are featured in The Washington Post. I first met Danielle Sered last fall when she spoke on a…
February 8, 2017
The Best Teachers for Our Littlest Learners? Lessons from Head Start’s Last…
Emerging Leader Fellow Marnie Kaplan and Sara Mead share their findings with Bellwether Education Partners from examining over fifty years of Head Start Workforce policy.…
January 31, 2017
Health Status of Young Adult Mothers with a History of Child Welfare…
Stoneleigh Fellow Meredith Matone discusses the latest findings from her research in a new Policylab brief. In this PolicyLab and Stoneleigh Foundation Research at a Glance…
January 11, 2017
Danielle Sered and Common Justice Won the Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize
Stoneleigh Fellow Danielle Sered and her organization, Common Justice, are one of the five recipients of the Brooklyn Community Foundation’s 2017 Spark Prize. Each recipient…
November 21, 2016
A new strategy for juvenile justice reform: Local leadership, incremental change
Stoneleigh Senior Program Officer Marie Williams lays out a new strategy for juvenile justice reform in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. After Nov. 8, the juvenile justice…
November 7, 2016
How this advocate is helping older foster kids improve a system that…
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Dominique Mikell is featured by Generocity for her work with Juvenile Law Center to strengthen the implementation of extended foster care in…
September 26, 2016
How a Philly cop broke the school-to-prison pipeline
Stoneleigh Fellows Kevin Bethel and Naomi Goldstein are featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The concept is simple: Give first-time, low-level offenders a one-time break –…
September 13, 2016
Brave New Films Video: Why America’s Crime Victims Seek Restorative Justice, Not…
Stoneleigh Fellow Danielle Sered explains why restorative justice is often more effective than traditional forms of punishment. There is a group of people who need…
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