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  Beatrice Codianni, Managing EditorOctober 04, 2016
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From prison to owning a yoga studio

Like many people, Marshawn Feltus struggled to find a job after being released from prison. Then he got a grant from a West Side nonprofit to start his own business – the first yoga studio in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Feltus’ business success shows the promise of entrepreneurship training for returning people.


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In this week's news: Confronting Criminal Justice Debt: A Comprehensive Project for Reform, includes a report on the urgent need for comprehensive reform, and guides for litigation and for policy reform that are a "must read"...Also, a reentry story that begins with a man, convicted of murder as a youth, struggling to find employment, and ends with him completing a reentry program's entrepreneurship course that led him to use his prison-developed passion for yoga to open up his own business...And, findings from Reclaiming Futures and Organizing Justice for Drug-Using Youthinclude over-intervening to prevent all drug use could end up causing more harm than drug use itself.
New Harvard Report: Confronting Criminal Justice Debt: A Comprehensive Project for Reform
New Harvard Report: Confronting Criminal Justice Debt: A Comprehensive Project for Reform 10-03-2016 Read More
From Murder Conviction to Yoga Instructor: One Man’s Entrepreneurship Journey
Taking yoga skills learned in prison, Marshawn Feltus parlayed a small business loan into a career 09-30-2016 Read More
Report: Reclaiming Futures and Organizing Justice for Drug-Using Youth
Aggressive Intervention can be more harmful than drug use, report finds 09-29-2016 Read More
Report: Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work in Criminal Justice?
Juveniles seem to respond better to CBT 09-28-2016 Read More
A Conversation on "How Criminal Justice Is Becoming a Latino Issue"
If trend continues one of six Latino males can expect to be incarcerated 09-27-2016 Read More
What You Should Know About the 12 State Prison Strike
The Prison labor system is under heavy criticism 09-26-2016 Read More
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